Asus X556UQK

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.94% 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	65.2% 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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 92% 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 X556UQK (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UQK
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190416
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '19 at 13:33
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	36%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7200U 205,332 User benchmarks, average bench 45% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 98 2-Core 151 70% 113 Pts	4-Core 270 8-Core 261 36% 265 Pts	64-Core 249 15% 249 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1490) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4550 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	5.94% Terrible	Lighting 6.57 Reflection 10.1 Parallax 5.75 5% 7.46 fps	MRender 5.29 Gravity 5.53 Splatting 13.2 7% 8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.94% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK512TBN 512GB 2,512 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 275GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MA020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 209 230 238 243 240 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 351 Write 234 Mixed 200 SusWrite 232 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 21 87% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 153 139% 211 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 101%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,591 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 29.2 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 35.7 40% 29.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GB 32,056 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	40.3% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 11.2 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.5 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 40%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Asus X556UQK

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples	740x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples	614x
Core i7-7500U VHIntelBench 52%, 2,074 samples	52x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1,008x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	411x
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	2x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
SD8SBAT256G1002 256GBSandiskBench 64%, 931 samples	50x
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK512TBN 512GBBench 84%, 2,512 samples	48x

RAM
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 1x8GBMicronBench 36%, 24,227 samples	194x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GBMicronBench 51%, 956 samples	123x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 3,498 samples	117x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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