Asus X556UA

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.7% 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	60% 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.

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.

System	Asus X556UA (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UA
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190419
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '20 at 13:20
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 (100^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Memory 79.4 1-Core 85.4 2-Core 136 61% 100 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 236 32% 236 Pts	64-Core 232 14% 232 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 1C7D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4550 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	5.7% Terrible	Lighting 5.93 Reflection 8.69 Parallax 5.53 5% 6.72 fps	MRender 7.43 Gravity 5.5 Splatting 12.6 7% 8.51 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.7% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS256G32MND-2900A 256GB 512 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20200L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 239 217 237 211 215 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 378 Write 302 Mixed 273 SusWrite 229 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 15.1 63% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 214 173% 247 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GB 3,550 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 18 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 81.7 49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 58%

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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 X556UA Builds (Compare 128 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UA

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	68x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	57x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	3x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	128x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	10x
HFS256G32MND-2900A 256GBBench 65%, 512 samples	9x

RAM
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 53%, 3,550 samples	38x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB 1321 SP004GLSTU160N02 8GBHynixBench 54%, 45 samples	16x
8KTF51264HDZ-1G6E1 Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBMicronBench 53%, 955 samples	8x

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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 $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