Asus X556UR

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 51.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.45% 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	60.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (21%). 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 X556UR (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UR
Memory	7.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190416
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '22 at 19:32
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	21%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Memory 78 1-Core 62.2 2-Core 104 52% 81.5 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 162 20% 156 Pts	64-Core 185 11% 185 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 55%

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 10DE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7325 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	5.45% Terrible	Lighting 5.9 Reflection 8.2 Parallax 6.9 5% 7 fps	MRender 7.6 Gravity 6.2 Splatting 10 7% 7.93 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.45% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
256gb EVM SSD 256GB 348 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: U1124A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 222 201 201 175 217 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 416 Write 345 Mixed 352 SusWrite 211 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 79.3 4K Mixed 12 78% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 90.2 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 31.8 71% 138 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 Kingston KHX2133C13S4/8G 12GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	54% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 18.8 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 17 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 84.3 47% 84.3 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 70%

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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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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Yacht

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UR

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	183x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	55x
Core i5-6198DUIntelBench 55%, 2,822 samples	22x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	178x
930MXNvidiaBench 8%, 7,330 samples	74x
HD Graphics 510IntelBench 2%, 6,504 samples	15x

SSD
HFS512G32MND-3210A 512GBBench 83%, 1,708 samples	11x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $51Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	10x

RAM
8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GBMicronBench 68%, 541 samples	24x
8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 Samsung M471A5143EB0-CPB 8GBMicronBench 68%, 331 samples	23x
8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 1x4GBMicronBench 37%, 551 samples	21x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16