Asus N56VZ

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.73% 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.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAsus N56VZ  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK N56VZ
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120828
Uptime5.6 Days
Run DateOct 23 '17 at 21:15
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3210M-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Memory 79.7
1-Core 53
2-Core 110
51% 80.8 Pts
4-Core 189
8-Core 116
22% 153 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M
Asus(1043 2103) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8541
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
2.73% Terrible
Lighting 2.07
Reflection 7.35
Parallax 9.03
2% 6.15 fps
MRender 2.33
Gravity 2.03
Splatting 10.8
5% 5.06 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 2.73%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 58.6
Write 78.1
Mixed 20.6
38% 52.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.18
4K Write 0.89
4K Mixed 0.23
50% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M2S8G64CB8HB5N-DI 0443 RMT3160ED58E9W1600 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
42.5% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 12.4
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 81.1
49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical N56VZ Builds (Compare 583 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Asus N56VZ

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