Asus X556UQK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics9.97% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive68.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 93% 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.
SystemAsus X556UQK  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X556UQK
Memory2.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170210
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateJun 10 '17 at 10:09
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 21%
CPU Throttled 93%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 92.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 195
78% 133 Pts
4-Core 303
8-Core 305
41% 304 Pts
64-Core 303
19% 303 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia 940MX
Asus(1043 1490) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8233
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
9.97% Terrible
Lighting 13.6
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 10.3
11% 11.4 fps
MRender 5.62
Gravity 13.8
Splatting 8.91
8% 9.46 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.97%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS128G32TND-N210A 128GB
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30200P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 518
Write 107
Mixed 203
60% 276 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 13.3
113% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 289
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 14.4
61% 141 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 75%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
442GB free
Firmware: AM0B3J Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.5% Good
Read 106
Write 109
Mixed 103
80% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.2
70% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF HMA425S6AFR6N-TF 6GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
56.6% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 16.8
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 17.2
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X556UQK Builds (Compare 1,421 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UQK

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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