Asus X556UF

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 46.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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. 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.

System	Asus X556UF (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UF
Memory	6.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190419
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '21 at 17:13
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	31%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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)	46.6% Average	Memory 75.1 1-Core 78.1 2-Core 89.2 53% 80.8 Pts	4-Core 100 8-Core 157 16% 129 Pts	64-Core 169 10% 169 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 55%

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 246A) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9168 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.66% Terrible	Lighting 4.9 Reflection 8.9 Parallax 5.1 4% 6.3 fps	MRender 6.9 Gravity 5.4 Splatting 0.3 3% 4.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.66% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 328 345 343 307 315 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 426 Write 355 Mixed 262 SusWrite 330 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 38.2 4K Mixed 26.5 82% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 271 208% 283 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HDZ-1G6E1 Kingston 99U5428-018.A00LF 12GB 131 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32% Below average	MC Read 8.4 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 11.7 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 4.8 18% 6.3 GB/s	Latency 90.1 44% 90.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 22: 2R 2G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
22%	12%	86	46	5	120	24.1"	1920 1080	SAM0F90 LC24RG50

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Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UF

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	210x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	68x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	1x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	191x
GeForce 930MNvidiaBench 8%, 4,490 samples	88x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	7x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x

RAM
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 20%, 5,898 samples	42x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 53%, 3,550 samples	42x
8KTF51264HDZ-1G6E1 1x4GBMicronBench 24%, 1,041 samples	16x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16