Asus X556UF

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 49%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	7.25% 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	31.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). 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 X556UF (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UF
Memory	1.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '21 at 07:13
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	34%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	49% Average	Memory 62.9 1-Core 73.6 2-Core 113 50% 83.1 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 184 27% 196 Pts	64-Core 231 14% 231 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 930M 4,490 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Asus(1043 246A) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.9613 Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	7.25% Terrible	Lighting 10.9 Reflection 9.1 Parallax 9.5 9% 9.83 fps	MRender 5.2 Gravity 11.2 Splatting 0.3 4% 5.57 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.25% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE220400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 36 40 43 35 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 389 Write 298 Mixed 258 SusWrite 52.4 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 24.3 4K Mixed 8 37% 13.7 MB/s	DQ Read 11.3 DQ Write 58.1 DQ Mixed 29.9 24% 33.1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 53%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 117 117 116 117 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 103 Write 84.8 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 116 68% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6CFR6A-PB 1x4GB 5,898 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	31.4% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 10.3 31% 11 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 8.5 25% 8.87 GB/s	Latency 119 34% 119 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 33%

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

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Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

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Workstation 2%

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System: Asus X556UF

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	210x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	68x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	1x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	191x
GeForce 930MNvidiaBench 8%, 4,490 samples	88x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	7x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x

RAM
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 20%, 5,898 samples	42x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 53%, 3,550 samples	42x
8KTF51264HDZ-1G6E1 1x4GBMicronBench 24%, 1,041 samples	16x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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