Asus K56CM

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.
CPU throttled at 79% 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.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemAsus K56CM  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK K56CM
Memory10.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 24 '17 at 14:27
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU1%
CPU Throttled 79%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3517U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
52% Above average
Memory 81.3
1-Core 52.5
2-Core 95.7
50% 76.5 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 134
18% 134 Pts
64-Core 134
8% 134 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 635M
Asus(1043 1587) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6451
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
3.5% Terrible
Lighting 4.47
Reflection 0.96
Parallax 1.88
4% 2.43 fps
MRender 3.62
Gravity 4.93
Splatting 3.43
3% 4 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.5%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
900GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
48% Average
Read 82.1
Write 85
Mixed 79.7
62% 82.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.49
4K Mixed 0.25
74% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 48%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 M471B1G73QH0-YK0 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
49.5% Average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.3
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 12.4
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical K56CM Builds (Compare 224 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Asus K56CM

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