Asus K56CM

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Asus K56CM (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K56CM
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121119
Uptime	11.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 19:30
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 (49^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Memory 68.8 1-Core 65.8 2-Core 86 48% 73.5 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 151 22% 159 Pts	64-Core 163 10% 163 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.4% 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 1587) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.89% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 7.7 Parallax 2.6 3% 4.63 fps	MRender 3.1 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.5 3% 3.27 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.89% Great: 4%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 396GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 411 Write 399 Mixed 380 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 57.4 4K Mixed 33.1 108% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 232 177% 242 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 330GB free Firmware: JE4OA60A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 88.6 Write 97.8 Mixed 44 57% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ40UG8BBU0-GN-F Hynix HMT451S6BFR8C-PB 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	49.1% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.8 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 12.5 SC Mixed 13.6 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 53%

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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 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

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System: Asus K56CM

CPU
Core i5-3317UIntel $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples	138x
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	59x
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	15x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	191x
GeForce GT 635MNvidiaBench 3%, 3,113 samples	34x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	1x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
U100 24GBSandiskBench 31%, 1,395 samples	6x
840 250GBSamsung $251Bench 70%, 41,998 samples	5x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	14x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples	12x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	11x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $253

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 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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