Fujitsu LIFEBOOK A556

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 47.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive63.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemFujitsu LIFEBOOK A556  (all builds)
MotherboardFUJITSU FJNBB46
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170517
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '23 at 21:07
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
47.1% Average
Memory 66
1-Core 66
2-Core 119
50% 83.6 Pts
4-Core 163
8-Core 172
22% 168 Pts
64-Core 169
10% 169 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Fujitsu(10CF 18D3) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2112
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
4.54% Terrible
Lighting 5.2
Reflection 2.7
Parallax 5.7
4% 4.53 fps
MRender 4.6
Gravity 5
Splatting 8.3
5% 5.97 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.54%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY 240GB SATA SSD 240GB
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0819A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 260 329 261 273 279 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 397
Write 351
Mixed 341
SusWrite 276
77% 341 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 47.3
4K Mixed 16.2
74% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 38.5
74% 146 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905630-007.A00G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.4% Below average
MC Read 12.5
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 10.9
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 10.9
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical LIFEBOOK A556 Builds (Compare 38 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Fujitsu LIFEBOOK A556

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