Asus X556UA

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 53%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.9% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	Asus X556UA (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UA
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '23 at 14:52
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 (92^nd percentile)	53% Above average	Memory 75 1-Core 72.6 2-Core 130 56% 92.4 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 185 24% 183 Pts	64-Core 182 11% 182 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 1C7D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2115 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	4.66% Terrible	Lighting 4.8 Reflection 3.2 Parallax 5.2 4% 4.4 fps	MRender 6.9 Gravity 4.5 Splatting 10 6% 7.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.66% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 299 349 351 374 350 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 409 Write 353 Mixed 360 SusWrite 331 82% 363 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 34.2 119% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 279 221% 309 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6CFR6A-PB 1321 SP004GLSTU160N02 8GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.3% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 14 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.6 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 90.3 44% 90.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 57%

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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 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UA

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	68x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	57x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	3x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	128x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	10x
HFS256G32MND-2900A 256GBBench 65%, 512 samples	9x

RAM
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 53%, 3,550 samples	38x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB 1321 SP004GLSTU160N02 8GBHynixBench 54%, 45 samples	16x
8KTF51264HDZ-1G6E1 Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBMicronBench 53%, 955 samples	8x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16