Asus X556UAM

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.07% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemAsus X556UAM  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X556UAM
Memory8 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190125
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateAug 30 '21 at 00:08
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
51.5% Above average
Memory 69
1-Core 72.2
2-Core 129
54% 89.9 Pts
4-Core 198
8-Core 201
27% 200 Pts
64-Core 202
12% 202 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Asus(1043 11C0) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
3.07% Terrible
Lighting 5.7
Reflection 4.9
Parallax 6.7
5% 5.77 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.07%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56
882GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0R5J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 88 88 90 90 78 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 104
Write 106
Mixed 34.7
SusWrite 87.5
60% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 Kingston 9905624-009.A00G 12GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
61.9% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 19.2
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 19.9
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X556UAM Builds (Compare 72 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UAM

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