Asus X456UQ

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics9.95% 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 Drive57.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% 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.
SystemAsus X456UQ  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X456UQ
Memory8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160622
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '18 at 21:51
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU 29%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.4% Good
Memory 87.5
1-Core 84.7
2-Core 150
65% 107 Pts
4-Core 264
8-Core 264
35% 264 Pts
64-Core 257
16% 257 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia 940MX
Asus(1043 109E) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9924
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
9.95% Terrible
Lighting 13.8
Reflection 10
Parallax 10.4
11% 11.4 fps
MRender 5.57
Gravity 13
Splatting 8.74
8% 9.1 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.95%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 57 61 38 34 23 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 152
Write 387
Mixed 280
SusWrite 66.2
50% 221 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 60.7
4K Mixed 33.8
109% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 102
128% 227 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 91%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
25GB free
Firmware: GH2OA420
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 86 78 78 87 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
47.7% Average
Read 82.6
Write 84.1
Mixed 20.6
SusWrite 83.5
49% 67.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 8ATF1G64HZ-2G1A1 12GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
62.5% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 17.4
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 16
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X456UQ Builds (Compare 20 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X456UQ

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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