Asus X556UA

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 46.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.37% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.6% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Asus X556UA (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UA
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '23 at 08:21
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 (67^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Memory 64.5 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 126 52% 86.9 Pts	4-Core 167 8-Core 181 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 182 11% 182 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.7% 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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	4.37% Terrible	Lighting 4.9 Reflection 3.6 Parallax 5.4 4% 4.63 fps	MRender 5.4 Gravity 4.7 Splatting 7.9 5% 6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.37% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 357 348 357 374 376 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 435 Write 394 Mixed 375 SusWrite 356 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 38.8 126% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 284 228% 319 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 93.6% 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 (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.1% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 14.7 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 14.4 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.1% 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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Typical X556UA Builds (Compare 128 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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