Asus K56CB

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 51.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	6GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

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

System	Asus K56CB (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K56CB
Memory	3.1 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130125
Uptime	56.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '18 at 21:23
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	79%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3517U 8,454 User benchmarks, average bench 51% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Memory 82.2 1-Core 52.3 2-Core 92.3 50% 75.6 Pts	4-Core 128 8-Core 130 17% 129 Pts	64-Core 131 8% 131 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1587) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.66% Terrible	Lighting 4.03 Reflection 7.54 Parallax 2.91 3% 4.83 fps	MRender 5.19 Gravity 2.33 Splatting 7.65 4% 5.06 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.66% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
OCZ-AGILITY 128GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 152 156 155 156 157 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 17% Great: 107%
Samsung M3 Station 3 2TB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 277GB free, PID 6113 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 39 38 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 30.3 Write 37.5 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 37.7 49% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 114% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CK0 Asint SSZ302G08-GGNHC 6GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 13.8 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 10.2 SC Mixed 11.4 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 53%

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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 7%

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Desktop 52%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Asus K56CB

CPU
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	180x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	116x
Core i5-3317UIntel $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples	92x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	329x
GeForce GT 740MNvidiaBench 6%, 15,605 samples	138x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	10x

SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	14x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	12x

RAM
EBJ40UG8BBU0-GN-F 2x4GBElpidaBench 48%, 3,420 samples	73x
EBJ40UG8BBU0-GN-F Hynix HMT325S6CFR8C-PB 6GBElpidaBench 41%, 736 samples	43x
M471B5273CH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 5,165 samples	29x

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Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $52

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16