Asus X556UQ

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 48.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	44.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 95% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Asus X556UQ (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UQ
Memory	0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160627
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '18 at 12:11
Run Duration	103 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	64%
CPU Throttled	95%

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 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	48.2% Average	Memory 70.2 1-Core 50.6 2-Core 99 46% 73.3 Pts	4-Core 146 8-Core 197 22% 171 Pts	64-Core 157 10% 157 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBAT128G1002 128GB 3,654 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2317002 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 116 100 116 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1851 (A6) Unknown 100 100 116 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 167 (A9) Unknown 100 100 12 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 147 (AE) Unknown 100 100 39 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 100 193273528357 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 3 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1373 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 11703 (F1) Unknown 253 253 3181 (F2) Unknown 253 253 5524	44.5% Average	Read 368 Write 174 Mixed 243 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 3.25 49% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 21 45% 92.1 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 69%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 140GB free Firmware: AM0B3J Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1398 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 27967 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 3039 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1854 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1416 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 20 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 84482 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 163209478174 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 99 99 661 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 260 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	47.7% Average	Read 83.4 Write 83.2 Mixed 85.7 64% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.13 4K Write 0.42 4K Mixed 0.12 26% 0.22 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 1x4GB 551 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.4% Poor	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 8.8 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 6.4 21% 7.33 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 41%

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Asus X556UQ

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	175x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	149x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	21x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	242x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	106x
HD Graphics 510IntelBench 2%, 6,504 samples	15x

SSD
SD8SBAT128G1002 128GBSandiskBench 58%, 3,654 samples	23x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	19x
HFS512G32MND-3210A 512GBBench 83%, 1,708 samples	13x

RAM
8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GBMicronBench 68%, 541 samples	33x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	33x
M471A5143EB0-CPB Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GBSamsungBench 67%, 1,291 samples	32x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16