Asus X556UQK

Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 36.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	8.74% 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	41.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	Asus X556UQK (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UQK
Memory	19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190124
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '20 at 19:30
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	LKA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	93%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Memory 28.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 216 59% 119 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 260 34% 257 Pts	64-Core 245 15% 245 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia 940MX 36,213 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Asus(1043 1490) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5671 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	8.74% Terrible	Lighting 13.4 Reflection 10.1 Parallax 11.2 11% 11.6 fps	MRender 5.67 Gravity 13.1 Splatting 0.04 4% 6.27 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.74% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1204B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 281 7.3 38 5.6 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 352 Write 321 Mixed 324 SusWrite 79.7 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 0.6 76% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 80.1 DQ Write 9 DQ Mixed 0.5 12% 29.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 85%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 319GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 119 120 120 120 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 55 Write 118 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 118 64% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 71%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 1TB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 370GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 29.2 Write 31.6 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 39 23% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 029E CMSX16GX4M1A2666C18 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2133, 2667 MHz 8192, 16384 MB Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	61.6% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 21.2 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 22 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 265 15% 265 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 71%

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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	744x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples	614x
Core i7-7500U VHIntelBench 52%, 2,074 samples	56x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1,016x
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	197x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GBMicronBench 51%, 956 samples	124x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 3,498 samples	117x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16