Asus X556UQ

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	10.3% 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	48.9% 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 (45%). 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 X556UQ (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UQ
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '17 at 21:17
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	ALB-User
Background CPU	45%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6198DU 2,822 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 78.9 1-Core 65.8 2-Core 110 54% 85.1 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 182 22% 170 Pts	64-Core 197 12% 197 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia 940MX 36,213 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Asus(1043 10CE) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8541 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Lighting 14.1 Reflection 10.6 Parallax 11 12% 11.9 fps	MRender 5.67 Gravity 14.2 Splatting 9.3 8% 9.73 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 201 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 250 (A5) Unknown 100 100 425213821100 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 11 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 50 44 240518168626 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 244814184505 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 271 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1604 (F1) Unknown 253 253 638 (F2) Unknown 253 253 598 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	48.9% Average	Read 482 Write 161 Mixed 291 68% 311 MB/s	4K Read 8.88 4K Write 64.9 4K Mixed 3.55 52% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 17.1 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 2.01 36% 79.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 86%
Mass Storage Device 500GB 5,742 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 421GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 39.4 Write 41 Mixed 17.2 40% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.21 68% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A5143EB0-CPB Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GB 1,291 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	67.1% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 21.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 18.5 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 82.6 48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 74%

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Asus X556UQ

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	175x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	148x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	21x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	241x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	106x
HD Graphics 510IntelBench 2%, 6,504 samples	15x

SSD
SD8SBAT128G1002 128GBSandiskBench 58%, 3,654 samples	23x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	19x
HFS512G32MND-3210A 512GBBench 83%, 1,708 samples	13x

RAM
8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GBMicronBench 68%, 541 samples	33x
M471A5143EB0-CPB Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GBSamsungBench 67%, 1,291 samples	32x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	32x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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