Asus X556UQ

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	38.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (26%). 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	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190416
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '20 at 00:34
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	26%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 66.2 1-Core 81.5 2-Core 146 57% 97.7 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 216 30% 221 Pts	64-Core 196 12% 196 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 55%

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. 27.21.14.5638 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	3.89% Terrible	Lighting 4.13 Reflection 6.65 Parallax 4.06 3% 4.95 fps	MRender 5.62 Gravity 3.87 Splatting 7.78 5% 5.76 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 3.89% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 103 142 39 31 126 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.4% Below average	Read 152 Write 89.6 Mixed 156 SusWrite 95.6 28% 123 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 52.5 4K Mixed 15.8 62% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 103 95% 146 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 100%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 204GB free Firmware: AX1P5E SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 58 62 60 62 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 65 Write 87.8 Mixed 29 SusWrite 60.6 44% 60.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A5143EB0-CPB 2x4GB 5,514 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.2% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 18.8 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 21.4 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 74%

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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 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 $273	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 $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