Asus X556URK

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 46.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	6.73% 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	30.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (36%). 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 X556URK (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556URK
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190416
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '21 at 12:46
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	36%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Memory 67.3 1-Core 78.4 2-Core 138 56% 94.5 Pts	4-Core 151 8-Core 159 20% 155 Pts	64-Core 182 11% 182 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia 930MX 7,330 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Asus(1043 1490) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5167 Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	6.73% Terrible	Lighting 10.1 Reflection 8.5 Parallax 9.5 8% 9.37 fps	MRender 4.9 Gravity 10.7 Splatting 0.1 4% 5.23 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.73% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 49 4.5 3.4 17 3.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 331 Write 296 Mixed 249 SusWrite 36.2 51% 228 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 27.8 4K Mixed 10.4 44% 16.3 MB/s	DQ Read 17.8 DQ Write 36.9 DQ Mixed 16.5 16% 23.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 61%
Sandisk SD8SBAT256G1002 256GB 931 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 68GB free Firmware: Z2317002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 175 244 246 257 265 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 307 Write 267 Mixed 199 SusWrite 235 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 54.7 4K Mixed 10.2 60% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 21.2 DQ Write 87.6 DQ Mixed 14 22% 40.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 80%
Mass Storage Device 480GB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 324GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 35 38 38 39 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 38.3 Write 38.1 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 37.9 51% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 6.2 539% 7.33 MB/s	DQ Read 7.6 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 8 651% 8.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 1x8GB 24,227 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	21.3% Poor	MC Read 8.5 MC Write 5.9 MC Mixed 6.7 20% 7.03 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 4.9 SC Mixed 5.5 16% 5.63 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 42%

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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 51%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Asus X556URK

CPU
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples	276x
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples	258x
Core i7-7500U VHIntelBench 52%, 2,074 samples	23x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	405x
930MXNvidiaBench 8%, 7,330 samples	158x

SSD
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK512TBN 512GBBench 84%, 2,512 samples	38x
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GBBench 78%, 6,868 samples	27x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	20x

RAM
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 1x8GBMicronBench 36%, 24,227 samples	65x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH Samsung M471A5244CB0-CRC 12GBHynixBench 52%, 1,703 samples	30x
8ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 4ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 8GBMicronBench 62%, 307 samples	26x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $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