Asus X456UQ

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 52.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	9.97% 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	74.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Very high background CPU (84%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 95% 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 X456UQ (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X456UQ
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 14:21
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	84%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6200U 135,462 User benchmarks, average bench 41% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Memory 79.9 1-Core 64.5 2-Core 109 54% 84.6 Pts	4-Core 147 8-Core 189 22% 168 Pts	64-Core 168 10% 168 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia 940MX 36,213 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Asus(1043 109E) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1694 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	9.97% Terrible	Lighting 13.7 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 10.6 11% 11.5 fps	MRender 5.76 Gravity 13.5 Splatting 8.87 8% 9.38 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.97% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 195 202 202 207 209 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 310 Write 213 Mixed 342 SusWrite 208 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 64.5 4K Mixed 33.3 120% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 207 174% 249 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 100%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 726GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 114 114 114 114 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 110 Write 74.2 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 111 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 0420 F4-2133C15-4GRS 8GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	66.3% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.7 70% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 16.8 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 72%

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

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Typical X456UQ Builds (Compare 20 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Speed boat

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X456UQ

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	10x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	10x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	13x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	7x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	1x
545s Series 256GBIntel $79Bench 96%, 17,432 samples	1x
120GB 120GBSSDBench 59%, 4,995 samples	1x

RAM
8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GBMicronBench 68%, 97 samples	8x
8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 1x4GBMicronBench 38%, 538 samples	3x
M471A5143EB0-CPB Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GBSamsungBench 67%, 1,291 samples	2x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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