Asus X556UQK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 4% 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 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 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although 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 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Asus X556UQK (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UQK
Memory	9 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190416
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 17:41
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	100%
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 2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Memory 83.6 1-Core 33.2 2-Core 70.6 43% 62.5 Pts	4-Core 110 8-Core 145 16% 127 Pts	64-Core 139 9% 139 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.5% 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. 25.20.100.6374 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	4.86% Terrible	Lighting 5.97 Reflection 10.3 Parallax 3.47 5% 6.57 fps	MRender 6.43 Gravity 3.6 Splatting 7.26 5% 5.76 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.86% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 252 Write 270 Mixed 243 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 56.3 4K Mixed 25.4 103% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 65.2 DQ Write 75.7 DQ Mixed 50.9 44% 63.9 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 567GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 94 88 109 87 91 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 71 Write 118 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 94.4 62% 85 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 134% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GB 956 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2400, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	MC Read 14 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 15.9 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 14.1 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 68%

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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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Typical X556UQK Builds (Compare 1,421 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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