Asus X556UQ

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.56% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (24%). 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	8 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161219
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '18 at 18:23
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	24%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6200U 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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 75 1-Core 79.8 2-Core 142 59% 99 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 223 30% 223 Pts	64-Core 222 14% 222 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 56.7% 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 10CE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6286 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	4.56% Terrible	Lighting 6.37 Reflection 10.3 Parallax 6.09 5% 7.58 fps	MRender 8.24 Gravity 5.8 Splatting 0.09 3% 4.71 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.56% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBAT128G1002 128GB 3,654 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2317002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 173 176 171 171 166 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 415 Write 172 Mixed 172 SusWrite 169 51% 232 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 62.6 4K Mixed 9.5 59% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 76.9 83% 138 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 69%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 692GB free Firmware: AX0R5J SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 100 Write 99.3 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 101 61% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A5143EB0-CPB 859B CT8G4SFD8213.C16FBR2 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 17 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 17 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 90.4 44% 90.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 53.1% 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 X556UQ Builds (Compare 364 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UQ

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	175x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	149x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	21x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	242x
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
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	33x
M471A5143EB0-CPB Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GBSamsungBench 67%, 1,291 samples	32x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16