Asus K46CB

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 49.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.22% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	6GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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 K46CB (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K46CB
Memory	1.1 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '20 at 02:08
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	46%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225 26,848 User benchmarks, average bench 47% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Memory 82.2 1-Core 50.1 2-Core 85.2 48% 72.5 Pts	4-Core 93.5 8-Core 113 13% 103 Pts	64-Core 154 10% 154 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 100D) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.22% Terrible	Lighting 3.57 Reflection 7.65 Parallax 2.66 3% 4.63 fps	MRender 4.29 Gravity 2.13 Splatting 6.74 4% 4.39 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.22% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 164 313 98 0.7 0.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 35% Great: 92%
Jmicron Generic 1TB 3,310 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 672GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 24 23 23 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 23.5 Write 23 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 23.5 16% 21.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 70% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 79%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 767GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	0.14% Terrible	Read 0.5 Write 0.5 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 0.3 1% 0.45 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 0.14% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SH564128FJ8NWRNSQR 0194 SH564568FJ8NZRNSDR 6GB 320 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.6% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 12.5 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 10.3 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 51%

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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 K46CB Builds (Compare 333 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

System: Asus K46CB

CPU
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	129x
Core i5-3317UIntel $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples	76x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	73x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	244x
GeForce GT 740MNvidiaBench 6%, 15,605 samples	88x
GTX 750Nvidia $120Bench 15%, 66,662 samples	1x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
SG9MSM6D024GPM00 23GBBench 39%, 186 samples	10x

RAM
SH564128FJ8NWRNSQR 0194 SH564568FJ8NZRNSDR 6GBUnknownBench 42%, 320 samples	35x
SH564128FJ8NWRNSQR 2x4GBSmartBench 46%, 660 samples	22x
EBJ40UG8BBU0-GN-F Hynix HMT325S6CFR8C-PB 6GBElpidaBench 41%, 736 samples	18x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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