Asus X556UQK

Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.6% 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	50% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161220
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '19 at 18:21
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	70%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 73.6 1-Core 69.3 2-Core 130 55% 91 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 142 26% 178 Pts	64-Core 209 13% 209 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1490) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4550 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	5.6% Terrible	Lighting 5.9 Reflection 9.88 Parallax 5.56 5% 7.12 fps	MRender 6.81 Gravity 5.33 Splatting 12.4 7% 8.18 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.6% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS128G32TND-N210A 128GB 4,377 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30200P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 119 126 128 126 127 MB/s Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50% Above average	Read 282 Write 124 Mixed 129 SusWrite 125 36% 165 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 55.3 4K Mixed 14.5 70% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 121 119% 196 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 75%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 857GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 43 54 47 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 24 Write 93.8 Mixed 39 SusWrite 47.6 38% 51.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 Samsung M471A5244CB0-CRC 8GB 169 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.5% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.6 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 13.7 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 93.3 43% 93.3 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 69%

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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	741x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples	614x
Core i7-7500U VHIntelBench 52%, 2,074 samples	53x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1,010x
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	195x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GBMicronBench 51%, 956 samples	123x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 3,498 samples	117x

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Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	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