Asus X556UAM

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% 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 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	35.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	Asus X556UAM (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UAM
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '23 at 21:16
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	31%

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 i3-6100U 24,116 User benchmarks, average bench 43% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Memory 76.6 1-Core 63.5 2-Core 112 53% 84.2 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 161 21% 156 Pts	64-Core 159 10% 159 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 11C0) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	4.47% Terrible	Lighting 5.3 Reflection 4.8 Parallax 5.9 4% 5.33 fps	MRender 7.3 Gravity 0.2 Splatting 8.9 5% 5.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.47% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$26 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 14 43 12 47 57 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.9% Below average	Read 188 Write 85.8 Mixed 146 SusWrite 45.2 26% 116 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 40.2 4K Mixed 17.1 63% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 91.6 83% 126 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A5143EB0-CPB 859B CT4G4SFS8213.C8FBD2 8GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.1% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 18.4 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 15.9 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 70%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	52	21	60	15.5"	1280 720	AUO38ED

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Typical X556UAM Builds (Compare 72 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UAM

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	28x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	24x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	20x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	72x

SSD
SD8SBAT128G1002 128GBSandiskBench 58%, 3,654 samples	7x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	4x

RAM
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	8x
8ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 12GBMicronBench 51%, 97 samples	7x
M471A5143EB0-CPB 2x4GBSamsungBench 65%, 5,514 samples	5x

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