Asus X556URK

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.61% 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	94.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

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 X556URK (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556URK
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190416
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '20 at 10:30
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	93%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 104 2-Core 200 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 303 40% 297 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 67.5% 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. 26.20.100.7325 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	5.61% Terrible	Lighting 6.6 Reflection 8.85 Parallax 6.53 5% 7.33 fps	MRender 0.1 Gravity 6.13 Splatting 13.2 6% 6.48 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.61% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MA020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 418 420 416 201 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 418 Mixed 374 SusWrite 331 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 38.4 144% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 308 223% 286 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 1x8GB 24,227 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.2% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 10.5 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 11.4 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 42%

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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 51%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Asus X556URK

CPU
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples	276x
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples	258x
Core i7-7500U VHIntelBench 52%, 2,074 samples	23x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	405x
930MXNvidiaBench 8%, 7,330 samples	158x

SSD
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK512TBN 512GBBench 84%, 2,512 samples	38x
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GBBench 78%, 6,868 samples	27x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	20x

RAM
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 1x8GBMicronBench 36%, 24,227 samples	65x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH Samsung M471A5244CB0-CRC 12GBHynixBench 52%, 1,703 samples	30x
8ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 4ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 8GBMicronBench 62%, 307 samples	26x

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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