Asus ExpertCenter PN42 review: specs and price
Asus ExpertCenter PN42
Why is Asus ExpertCenter PN42 better than the average?
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (USB-C)?
1vs0.54 - Thickness?
127.5 mmvs179.79 mm - Height?
57.6 mmvs70.91 mm - Width?
132 mmvs175.59 mm - Volume?
969.41 cm³vs2422.93 cm³ - Thermal Design Power (TDP)?
6Wvs50.26W - OpenCL version?
3vs2.39 - USB 2.0 ports?
3vs0.36
Price comparison
General info
SSD storage capacity
1000GB
The amount of internal storage available on the Solid State Drive (SSD). SSDs use flash memory, which typically has better performance than HDD memory.
HDD storage capacity
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The amount of internal storage available on the Hard Disk Drive (HDD). HDDs use magnetic recording to store and read data.
form factor
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The form factor of the motherboard.
NVMe version
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The version of NVMe that the SSD is using.
Is an NVMe SSD
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NVMe SSDs use the PCIe interface, which has a higher bandwidth than the SATA interface. This results in much faster read/write speeds compared to SSDs which use the SATA interface.
thickness
127.5 mm
The thickness (or depth) of the product.
height
57.6 mm
The height represents the vertical dimension of the product.
width
132 mm
The width represents the horizontal dimension of the product.
weight
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We consider a lower weight better because lighter devices are more comfortable to carry. A lower weight is also an advantage for home appliances, as it makes transportation easier, and for many other types of products.
CPU
The thermal design power (TDP) is the maximum amount of power the cooling system needs to dissipate. A lower TDP typically means that it consumes less power.
CPU speed
4 x 1 GHz (Intel N200)
The CPU speed indicates how many processing cycles per second can be executed by a CPU, considering all of its cores (processing units). It is calculated by adding the clock rates of each core or, in the case of multi-core processors employing different microarchitectures, of each group of cores.
turbo clock speed
3.7GHz (Intel N200)
When the CPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
CPU threads
4 threads (Intel N200)
More threads result in faster performance and better multitasking.
Has integrated graphics
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With integrated graphics you don’t need to buy a separate graphics card.
uses multithreading
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Multithreading technology (such as Intel's Hyperthreading or AMD's Simultaneous Multithreading) provides increased performance by splitting each of the processor's physical cores into virtual cores, also known as threads. This way, each core can run two instruction streams at once.
L3 cache
6 MB (Intel N200)
A larger L3 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L2 cache
2 MB (Intel N200)
A larger L2 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L1 cache
384 KB (Intel N200)
A larger L1 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
Graphics card
VRAM
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VRAM (video RAM) is the dedicated memory of a graphics card. More VRAM generally allows you to run games at higher settings, especially for things like texture resolution.
floating-point performance
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Floating-point performance is a measurement of the raw processing power of the GPU.
effective memory speed
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The effective memory clock speed is calculated from the size and data rate of the memory. Higher clock speeds can give increased performance in games and other apps.
GPU clock speed
450 MHz (Intel N200)
The clock speed of the graphics processing unit (GPU).
GPU memory speed
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The memory clock speed is one aspect that determines the memory bandwidth.
GPU turbo
750 MHz (Intel N200)
When the GPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
texture rate
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The number of textured pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
pixel rate
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The number of pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
supports ray tracing
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Ray tracing is an advanced light rendering technique that provides more realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections in games.
Memory
RAM
32GB
Random-access memory (RAM) is a form of memory used to store working data and machine code. Having more RAM is particularly useful for multitasking, allowing you to run more programs at once or have more tabs open in your browser.
RAM speed
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It can support faster memory, which will give quicker system performance.
DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is the most common type of RAM. Newer versions of DDR memory support higher maximum speeds and are more energy-efficient.
memory slots
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More memory slots (also known as DIMM slots) allow you to add more RAM to your computer. It is also useful when upgrading, as you can add RAM to an empty slot instead of replacing an existing memory module.
Connectivity
Wi-Fi version
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
The Wi-Fi versions supported by the device.
supports Wi-Fi
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The device can connect to Wi-Fi.
Has Bluetooth
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Bluetooth is a wireless technology that allows you to easily transfer data between different devices, such as smartphones, tablets and computers.
Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard that allows data transfers between devices placed in close proximity, using short-wavelength, ultra-high frequency radio waves. Newer versions provide faster data transfers.
More USB 2.0 ports allow you to connect more devices to your computer that support USB 2.0.
USB 3.2 Gen 2 supports speeds of up to 10Gbps. It was formerly known as USB 3.1 Gen 2. These ports use the older USB-A connector.
USB 3.2 Gen 1 supports speeds of up to 5Gbps. It was formerly known as USB 3.1 Gen 1 and USB 3.0. These ports use the older USB-A connector.
USB 3.2 Gen 2 supports speeds of up to 10Gbps. It was formerly known as USB 3.1 Gen 2. These ports use the USB-C connector.
This version of USB 4 supports very high speeds of up to 40Gbps. Unlike USB 3.2, USB 4 can dynamically allocate bandwidth to video and data. These ports use the USB-C connector.
Benchmarks
PassMark result
5586 (Intel N200)
This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using multiple threads.
This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using a single thread.
Geekbench 5 result (single)
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Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's single-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2024)
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
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Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's multi-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2024)
Geekbench 6 result (multi)
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Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's multi-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2024)
Geekbench 6 result (single)
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Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's single-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2024)
PassMark result (overclocked)
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This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU when it is overclocked.
PassMark (G3D) result
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This benchmark measures the graphics performance of a video card. Source: PassMark.
PassMark (DirectCompute) result
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This benchmark measures the general purpose computational power of a graphics card. Source: PassMark.
Miscellaneous
Uses big.LITTLE technology
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Using big.LITTLE technology, a chip can switch between two sets of processor cores to maximize performance and battery life. For example, when playing a game the more powerful cores will be used to increase performance, whereas checking email will use the less powerful cores to maximize battery life.
Type
Laptop (Intel N200)
The market that the CPU is designed for.
instruction sets
SSE 4.1, SSE 4.2, AVX, AVX2, AES, MMX, FMA3 (Intel N200)
Instruction sets are sets of codes that the CPU runs for certain functions.
Has NX bit
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NX bit helps protect the computer from malicious attacks.
A graphics processing unit (GPU) with a greater number of execution units can deliver better graphics.
Supports ECC memory
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Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.
More memory channels increases the speed of data transfer between the memory and the CPU.
The maximum amount of memory (RAM) supported.
RAM speed (max)
4800 MHz (Intel N200)
The maximum speed of RAM that is supported by the CPU.
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