Asus X556UB

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics53.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive70.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (38%). 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAsus X556UB  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X556UB
Memory4.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit, Цвета: 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190419
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 18 '20 at 21:24
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 38%
CPU Throttled 95%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Memory 75.5
1-Core 69.9
2-Core 121
55% 88.7 Pts
4-Core 164
8-Core 158
22% 161 Pts
64-Core 188
12% 188 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 55%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
53.3% Above average
Lighting 67.2
Reflection 69.3
Parallax 60.4
55% 65.6 fps
MRender 64
Gravity 65.9
Splatting 56.5
50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 54%
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Asus(1043 246A) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
5.44% Terrible
Lighting 5.83
Reflection 8.04
Parallax 6.09
5% 6.66 fps
MRender 5.52
Gravity 5.47
Splatting 12.1
7% 7.71 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.44%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX400-512 512GB
259GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 320 93 59 97 59 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 378
Write 273
Mixed 289
SusWrite 158
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 65.7
4K Mixed 26.2
112% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 200
173% 254 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 96%
WD WD10JPLX-00MBPT0 1TB
184GB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 68 69 72 65 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 83.5
Write 76.9
Mixed 21.1
SusWrite 67.8
45% 62.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Kingston 99U5428-018.A00LF 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40% Below average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 12.9
40% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 11.2
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 89.3
45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Asus X556UB

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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