Asus X556URK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics8.7% 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 Drive95.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemAsus X556URK  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X556URK
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '18 at 19:40
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 93%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 below expectations (19th percentile)
38% Below average
Memory 22.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 200
55% 111 Pts
4-Core 308
8-Core 310
41% 309 Pts
64-Core 314
19% 314 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 38%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia 930MX
Asus(1043 1490) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9065
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
8.7% Terrible
Lighting 11.9
Reflection 8.73
Parallax 9.25
10% 9.97 fps
MRender 5.43
Gravity 11.6
Splatting 7.57
7% 8.21 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.7%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK512TBN 512GB
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0MA020 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 454
Mixed 481
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 34.8
122% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 66.6
106% 203 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A5143EB0-CPB Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
28.8% Poor
MC Read 6.4
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 7.9
22% 7.67 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 23.2
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 305
13% 305 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X556URK Builds (Compare 563 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X556URK

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