Asus X556UQ

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Asus X556UQ (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UQ
Memory	2.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190416
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '19 at 00:43
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Memory 68.2 1-Core 73.4 2-Core 130 54% 90.4 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 216 30% 220 Pts	64-Core 219 14% 219 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 53.3% 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. 21.20.16.4541 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	2.47% Terrible	Lighting 2.73 Reflection 3.96 Parallax 2.06 2% 2.92 fps	MRender 3.43 Gravity 2.13 Splatting 4.74 3% 3.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.47% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBAT128G1002 128GB 3,654 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2317002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 173 178 177 177 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 367 Write 152 Mixed 161 SusWrite 176 47% 214 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 9.4 68% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 78.1 84% 139 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 69%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 760GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 98 100 103 104 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 69.2 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 103 61% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 Samsung M471A5644EB0-CPB 6GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.2% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 15.7 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 16.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 67%

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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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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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $45	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