Asus X556UB

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	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 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 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.92% 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	87.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). 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	6.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190124
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '21 at 15:50
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	25%
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 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Memory 69.3 1-Core 97.5 2-Core 170 64% 112 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 247 34% 250 Pts	64-Core 248 15% 248 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 940M 15,731 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Asus(1043 246A) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8857 Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	5.92% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 11.1 Parallax 10.9 5% 9.37 fps	MRender 5.3 Gravity 13.8 Splatting 9.1 8% 9.4 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.92% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 210 210 207 210 208 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 412 Write 272 Mixed 237 SusWrite 216 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 32.5 143% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 231 198% 294 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 128%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 301GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 77.2 Write 55.2 Mixed 47.4 SusWrite 76.1 47% 64 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HDZ-1G6E1 Kingston 99U5428-018.A00LF 12GB 131 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	42.1% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 13.2 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14.4 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	27"	1920 1017	DEL41F7 DELL S2721HN

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 48%

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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: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

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