Asus X556UQK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 60%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.15% 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 Drive67.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
SystemAsus X556UQK  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X556UQK
Memory20.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180313
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 25 '18 at 02:51
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User LKA-User
Background CPU 100%
CPU Throttled 93%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
60% Good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 61.7
2-Core 123
54% 88 Pts
4-Core 239
8-Core 229
32% 234 Pts
64-Core 247
15% 247 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 60%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 1490) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4627
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
5.15% Terrible
Lighting 5.33
Reflection 10.1
Parallax 5.19
4% 6.87 fps
MRender 6.9
Gravity 5
Splatting 11.4
7% 7.77 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.15%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 165 98 92 80 81 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 452
Write 411
Mixed 330
SusWrite 134
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 55.1
4K Mixed 30.6
104% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 289
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 163
133% 193 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 88%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122
46GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 423 426 371 185 263 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 459
Mixed 385
SusWrite 342
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 74.8
4K Mixed 49.8
158% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 356
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 105%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 Kingston 9905663-008.A00G 24GB
2400, 2133 MHz
8192, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
68% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 22.5
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 17.9
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 81.6
49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 68%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X556UQK Builds (Compare 1,428 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UQK

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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