Asus X556UB

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.36% 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	67.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '21 at 01:09
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 (96^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Memory 70 1-Core 91.6 2-Core 164 63% 109 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 251 34% 251 Pts	64-Core 256 16% 256 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 246A) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7325 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	5.36% Terrible	Lighting 5.4 Reflection 10.7 Parallax 6.7 4% 7.6 fps	MRender 7.1 Gravity 6 Splatting 12 7% 8.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.36% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200 9,142 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 123 119 144 141 157 MB/s Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	67.6% Good	Read 211 Write 164 Mixed 242 SusWrite 147 43% 191 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 35.5 130% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 158 137% 203 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 95%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 606GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 103 103 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 102 Write 70.4 Mixed 59 SusWrite 103 62% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HDZ-1G6E1 Kingston 99U5469-045.A00LF 8GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17.2 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 16.6 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 56%

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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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Typical X556UB Builds (Compare 181 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UB

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	101x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	78x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	2x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	117x
GTX 940MNvidiaBench 9%, 15,731 samples	64x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
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	28x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 8GBHynixBench 53%, 1,691 samples	17x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 12GBHynixBench 44%, 422 samples	13x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16