Asus X556UQK

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	9.43% 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	35.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 92% 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	9.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '21 at 12:28
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7200U 205,332 User benchmarks, average bench 45% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 85.5 2-Core 174 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 260 36% 265 Pts	64-Core 273 17% 273 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 58%

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. 27.21.14.6109 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	9.43% Terrible	Lighting 13 Reflection 10.4 Parallax 11.1 11% 11.5 fps	MRender 5.3 Gravity 11.2 Splatting 9.3 7% 8.6 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.43% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Xraydisk 120GB 120GB 452 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 190507 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 213 116 165 269 121 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.1% Below average	Read 241 Write 90.3 Mixed 107 SusWrite 180 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 27.9 4K Mixed 10.4 44% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 27.2 DQ Write 30.6 DQ Mixed 26.2 20% 28 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 78%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$45 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 917GB free Firmware: AX0R5J SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 115 116 118 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 119 Write 112 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 115 69% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 Kingston KHX2400C14S4/8G 12GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 21.7 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23.5 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 72%

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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 48%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Asus X556UQK

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples	747x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples	614x
Core i7-7500U VHIntelBench 52%, 2,074 samples	58x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1,021x
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	198x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GBMicronBench 51%, 956 samples	124x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 3,498 samples	119x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16