Asus X556UB

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 53.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% 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 X556UB (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UB
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160309
Uptime	14 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '19 at 20:26
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	15%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6500U 102,213 User benchmarks, average bench 46% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Memory 73 1-Core 73.5 2-Core 134 56% 93.6 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 206 27% 202 Pts	64-Core 221 14% 221 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 246A) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	2.33% Terrible	Lighting 0 Reflection 8.85 Parallax 0.09 0% 2.98 fps	MRender 8.52 Gravity 5.43 Splatting 10.4 7% 8.12 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.33% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Faspeed K5-120G 120GB 328 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01010010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 20 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 379 Write 229 Mixed 174 SusWrite 4.9 43% 197 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 51.6 4K Mixed 15.1 85% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 0.6 DQ Mixed 1.2 16% 40.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 79%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 873GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 87 87 87 86 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 86.5 Write 64.1 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 87.1 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6P1 8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54.4% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17.4 54% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 17.4 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 94.6 42% 94.6 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 56%

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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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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UB

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	100x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	77x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	2x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	115x
GTX 940MNvidiaBench 9%, 15,731 samples	64x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	6x
HFS256G32MND-2900A 256GBBench 65%, 512 samples	5x

RAM
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 53%, 3,550 samples	27x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 8GBHynixBench 53%, 1,691 samples	17x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 12GBHynixBench 44%, 422 samples	13x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

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