Asus K56CA

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	Asus K56CA (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K56CA
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120919
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '23 at 23:56
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3517U 8,454 User benchmarks, average bench 51% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	50.8% Above average	Memory 75 1-Core 68.3 2-Core 116 54% 86.4 Pts	4-Core 155 8-Core 165 21% 160 Pts	64-Core 163 10% 163 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 60%

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) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.86% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 1.8 Parallax 2.7 3% 2.63 fps	MRender 4.5 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.2 3% 3.67 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.86% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q Series Pro 128GB-$66 2,808 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: JTPA0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 353 255 166 136 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 471 Write 418 Mixed 424 SusWrite 236 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 30.3 94% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 326 240% 317 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 107%
Sandisk U100 24GB 1,395 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 10GB free Firmware: CS.56.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 81 80 79 81 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 344 Write 77.3 Mixed 84.1 SusWrite 80.2 32% 146 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 11.4 4K Mixed 10.2 45% 13 MB/s	DQ Read 30.9 DQ Write 11.4 DQ Mixed 12.4 12% 18.2 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 859B CT51264BF160B.C16F 8GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.6% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 14 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 90.4 44% 90.4 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	63	49	60	15.5"	1280 720	CMO1590

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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 $62Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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