Asus X556UV

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Asus X556UV (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UV
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '24 at 21:32
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6500U 102,213 User benchmarks, average bench 46% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Memory 67.5 1-Core 87 2-Core 155 60% 103 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 235 31% 235 Pts	64-Core 228 14% 228 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 57%

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 10EE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2125 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.93% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 5.2 Parallax 6.2 5% 5.8 fps	MRender 0.2 Gravity 7.9 Splatting 0.2 2% 2.77 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.93% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBAT128G1002 128GB 3,654 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2317002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 170 176 178 178 177 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 390 Write 155 Mixed 167 SusWrite 174 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 69.4 4K Mixed 9.8 70% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 75 84% 141 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 69%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 63GB free Firmware: AM0B3J SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 77 85 81 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 84.6 Write 87.8 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 81.6 52% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A5143EB0-CPB 2x4GB 5,514 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.9% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 18.1 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 16.9 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 99.2 40% 99.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 74%

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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	68	56	60	15.5"	1536 801	CMN15C4

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Typical X556UV Builds (Compare 229 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UV

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	94x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	79x
Core i5-6198DUIntelBench 55%, 2,822 samples	55x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	134x
920MXNvidiaBench 6%, 8,308 samples	57x
HD Graphics 510IntelBench 2%, 6,504 samples	38x

SSD
HFS512G32MND-3210A 512GBBench 83%, 1,708 samples	15x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	6x

RAM
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	51x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 3,498 samples	26x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB M471A5143EB0-CPB 12GBSamsungBench 51%, 1,028 samples	17x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16