Asus K56CA

Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Asus K56CA (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K56CA
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121113
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '23 at 15:14
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	NGA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 above expectations (73^rd percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 79.4 1-Core 61.7 2-Core 96.7 51% 79.3 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 144 20% 147 Pts	64-Core 148 9% 148 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 57%

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. 10.18.10.5161 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.92% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 1.8 Parallax 2.5 3% 2.63 fps	MRender 4.1 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 4.2 3% 3.47 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.92% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TY256HDHP-000L7 256GB 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT03L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 213 224 221 222 207 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 435 Write 411 Mixed 291 SusWrite 235 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 49.2 4K Mixed 31.2 102% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 246 192% 265 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 112%
Jmicron Tech 250GB 180 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 64GB free Firmware: 0407 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 39 39 40 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	26% Poor	Read 51 Write 35.3 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 39.3 28% 38.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 101% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 M471B5273DH0-CH9 8GB 379 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.7% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 13.4 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 10.9 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 81.7 49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 52%

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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	23	8	60	15.5"	1366 768	AUO45EC

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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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Total price: $225

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