Asus X556UQK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.03% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory6GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (60%). 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
Memory2.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190416
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '19 at 22:55
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 60%
CPU Throttled 93%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
41% Average
Memory 64.9
1-Core 54.2
2-Core 73
42% 64 Pts
4-Core 95.7
8-Core 134
14% 115 Pts
64-Core 148
9% 148 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 41%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia 940MX
Asus(1043 1490) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8857
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
8.03% Terrible
Lighting 10.4
Reflection 8.73
Parallax 7.72
8% 8.94 fps
MRender 5.24
Gravity 13
Splatting 8.22
7% 8.81 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.03%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
501GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0R5J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 51 42 50 49 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
33% Below average
Read 65.8
Write 58
Mixed 26
SusWrite 49
36% 49.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.4
83% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 33%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF HMA425S6AFR6N-TF 6GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
43.5% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 14.8
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 9.6
34% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X556UQK Builds (Compare 1,421 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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