Asus X550LN

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 38.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	3.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Asus X550LN (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X550LN
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140626
Uptime	16.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '18 at 23:33
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	30%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4210U 82,966 User benchmarks, average bench 41% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Memory 50.2 1-Core 74.6 2-Core 123 48% 82.6 Pts	4-Core 155 8-Core 172 22% 164 Pts	64-Core 172 11% 172 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 131D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	3.31% Terrible	Lighting 3.43 Reflection 9.69 Parallax 5.66 3% 6.26 fps	MRender 6.43 Gravity 2.03 Splatting 6.78 4% 5.08 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.31% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 69 60 56 56 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 386 Write 332 Mixed 112 SusWrite 81.5 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 14 79% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 99.7 123% 217 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 82%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 930GB free Firmware: AX0R2J SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 112 112 112 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 105 Write 105 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 112 64% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix 0114 SH564128FJ8NWRNSQR 8GB 149 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 15.7 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 12.4 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 160 25% 160 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 55%

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

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Typical X550LN Builds (Compare 287 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X550LN

CPU
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	98x
Core i7-4500UIntel $393Bench 50%, 39,249 samples	76x
Core i5-4200UIntel $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples	56x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	209x
GeForce 840MNvidiaBench 9%, 20,978 samples	78x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	14x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	10x

RAM
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 50%, 972 samples	46x
Kingston ASU16D3LS1KFG/4G 8GBMicronBench 50%, 324 samples	19x
0114 SH564128FJ8NWRNSQR 6GBHynixBench 42%, 210 samples	17x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16