Asus X456UF

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 95% 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 X456UF (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X456UF
Memory	6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151021
Uptime	26.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '21 at 12:53
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	66%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6200U 135,462 User benchmarks, average bench 41% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	47.6% Average	Memory 69.2 1-Core 63 2-Core 88.4 47% 73.5 Pts	4-Core 155 8-Core 145 20% 150 Pts	64-Core 148 9% 148 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 1C3D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.27% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 9 Parallax 5 0% 4.7 fps	MRender 4.4 Gravity 4 Splatting 4.6 4% 4.33 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.27% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 218 162 191 219 219 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 360 Write 240 Mixed 189 SusWrite 207 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 20.7 82% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 199 178% 270 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6CFR6A-PB 0215 CMSO8GX3M1C1600C11 12GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.6% Below average	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 10.3 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 12.5 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 55%

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

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Typical X456UF Builds (Compare 88 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Speed boat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X456UF

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	73x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	15x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	67x
GeForce 930MNvidiaBench 8%, 4,490 samples	21x

SSD
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
PLUS 480 GB 480GBSandiskBench 45%, 8,604 samples	3x

RAM
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 53%, 3,550 samples	11x
8KTF51264HDZ-1G9E1 Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBMicronBench 53%, 423 samples	10x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 20%, 5,898 samples	9x

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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 $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