Asus X550MD

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive55.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemAsus X550MD  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X550MD
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20141103
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '22 at 18:58
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium N3540
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Memory 63.4
1-Core 24.1
2-Core 48.6
32% 45.4 Pts
4-Core 96.1
8-Core 96.4
13% 96.2 Pts
64-Core 97.5
6% 97.5 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 40%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail 0.667 - 0.854 GHz)
Asus(1043 176D) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3574
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
0.63% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 5.3
Parallax 0.5
0% 2.1 fps
MRender 1.8
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 1.3
1% 1.3 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.63%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 480GB
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AP6B3PE0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 221 119 77 90 53 MB/s
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
55.1% Above average
Read 254
Write 209
Mixed 217
SusWrite 132
46% 203 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 25.2
4K Mixed 27.7
91% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 148
123% 176 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Apacer 78.C2GCZ.AU30C 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
22.9% Poor
MC Read 8.4
MC Write 8.2
MC Mixed 7.7
23% 8.1 GB/s
SC Read 2.8
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 5.3
13% 4.47 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 22.9%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X550MD Builds (Compare 53 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X550MD

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