Asus K56CA

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 50.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.13% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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.

System	Asus K56CA (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K56CA
Memory	7.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120821
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 16:57
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	37%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225 26,848 User benchmarks, average bench 47% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	50.2% Above average	Memory 75.4 1-Core 60.2 2-Core 104 51% 80 Pts	4-Core 146 8-Core 154 20% 150 Pts	64-Core 149 9% 149 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 1587) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.13% Terrible	Lighting 3.43 Reflection 4.81 Parallax 2.59 3% 3.61 fps	MRender 4.05 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 6.83 4% 4.32 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.13% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB 9,379 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 206 237 228 214 208 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 400 Write 316 Mixed 255 SusWrite 226 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 36.1 4K Mixed 20.4 70% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 92.7 DQ Mixed 144 119% 175 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 80%
Sandisk i100 24GB 942 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 3GB free Firmware: 11.50.02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 320 Write 76.7 Mixed 63.2 33% 153 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 7.3 30% 8.93 MB/s	DQ Read 24.9 DQ Write 8.7 DQ Mixed 10.3 9% 14.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 31%
Sony Storage Media 16GB 832 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 02a5 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.4 2.7 2.6 5.6 5.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	2.19% Terrible	Read 4.2 Write 0.5 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 3.8 3% 2.55 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.19% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB Transcend JM1333KSH-8G 12GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 11.3 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 10.5 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 89.5 45% 89.5 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 42%

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Asus K56CA

CPU
Core i5-3317UIntel $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples	34x
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	21x
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	6x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	68x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	6x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples	1x

SSD
i100 24GBSandiskBench 28%, 942 samples	3x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $77Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	11x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB Samsung M471B5773DH0-CK0 6GBHynixBench 43%, 640 samples	5x
EBJ40UG8BBU0-GN-F 2x4GBElpidaBench 48%, 3,420 samples	3x

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Value: 50% - Above average

Total price: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16