Asus X556UQK

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 43.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.52% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	44.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

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.

Run History

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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190416
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '19 at 04:37
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	93%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7500U 139,101 User benchmarks, average bench 48% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Memory 34.7 1-Core 111 2-Core 199 59% 115 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 268 40% 288 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 61%

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. 25.20.100.6323 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	4.52% Terrible	Lighting 4.33 Reflection 10.1 Parallax 5.16 4% 6.52 fps	MRender 8.52 Gravity 5.33 Splatting 9.22 6% 7.69 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.52% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$30 20,238 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFMJ1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 125 150 243 273 185 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.9% Average	Read 204 Write 86.8 Mixed 182 SusWrite 187 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 29.3 4K Mixed 14.2 51% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 53.7 86% 164 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 91%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 795GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 88 91 95 79 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 46.1 Write 54.6 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 87.2 43% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.3 77% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6MFR8N-TF V01D4S88GB1G81G82400 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	64% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 20.7 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 18.8 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 229 18% 229 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 74%

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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 1,420 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	51x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1,007x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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