Asus X556UQK

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 9% 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 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 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.54% 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	26.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 93% 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	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colores, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190124
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '19 at 21:23
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	49%
CPU Throttled	93%

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 i7-7500U 139,101 User benchmarks, average bench 48% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	56.9% Above average	Memory 82.4 1-Core 67.8 2-Core 119 56% 89.8 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 211 25% 195 Pts	64-Core 227 14% 227 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 61%

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. 21.20.16.4627 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.54% Terrible	Lighting 7 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 6.44 6% 7.88 fps	MRender 7.81 Gravity 6.03 Splatting 14.2 8% 9.35 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.54% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Drevo X1 pro 128G 128GB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0616B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 97 21 26 17 8.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 397 Write 322 Mixed 294 SusWrite 59.1 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.3 26% 6.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 82%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 139GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 55 60 59 61 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 64.5 Write 62.8 Mixed 26 SusWrite 59 39% 53.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 16GB 317 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.8% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 21 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 18.2 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 78%

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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	740x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples	614x
Core i7-7500U VHIntelBench 52%, 2,074 samples	52x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1,008x
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	194x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GBMicronBench 51%, 956 samples	123x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 3,498 samples	117x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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