Asus K56CA

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.05% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (97%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 79% 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 K56CA (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K56CA
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '22 at 03:38
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	97%
CPU Throttled	79%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3537U 17,065 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 83.2 1-Core 58.2 2-Core 102 52% 81.1 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 195 26% 196 Pts	64-Core 194 12% 194 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 1587) 2.5GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.05% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 2 Parallax 2.7 3% 2.77 fps	MRender 4.7 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.7 3% 3.93 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.05% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 250 250 252 258 256 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 459 Write 301 Mixed 246 SusWrite 254 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 52.9 4K Mixed 32.1 104% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 234 197% 291 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GB 11,714 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	55.9% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 18.9 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 13.9 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 74.8 53% 74.8 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 57%

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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 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Asus K56CA

CPU
Core i5-3317UIntel $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples	34x
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	21x
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	6x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	68x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	6x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples	1x

SSD
i100 24GBSandiskBench 28%, 942 samples	3x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $60Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	11x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB Samsung M471B5773DH0-CK0 6GBHynixBench 43%, 640 samples	5x
EBJ40UG8BBU0-GN-F 2x4GBElpidaBench 48%, 3,420 samples	3x

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Total price: $225

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