Asus X556UQK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 41.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	6.15% 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 Drive	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Asus X556UQK (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UQK
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170210
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '18 at 04:45
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	93%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7500U 139,101 User benchmarks, average bench 48% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	41.2% Average	Memory 28.6 1-Core 112 2-Core 204 58% 115 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 301 41% 306 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1490) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4550 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	6.15% Terrible	Lighting 7.03 Reflection 10.1 Parallax 5.91 6% 7.68 fps	MRender 6.43 Gravity 5.5 Splatting 12 7% 7.99 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.15% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 644GB free (System drive) Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 119 115 114 112 114 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 51.7 Write 104 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 112 60% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.6 168% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 71%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.6 6 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	8.08% Terrible	Read 19.2 Write 6.5 Mixed 7 SusWrite 6.4 11% 9.78 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2 116% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.08% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6MFR8N-TF 1x8GB 3,498 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 11.3 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 11.7 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 263 15% 263 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 40%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Asus X556UQK

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples	740x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples	614x
Core i7-7500U VHIntelBench 52%, 2,074 samples	53x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1,009x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	411x
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	2x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
SD8SBAT256G1002 256GBSandiskBench 64%, 931 samples	50x
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK512TBN 512GBBench 84%, 2,512 samples	48x

RAM
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 1x8GBMicronBench 36%, 24,227 samples	195x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GBMicronBench 51%, 956 samples	123x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 3,498 samples	117x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16