Asus X556UB

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	0.48% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% 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 X556UB (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UB
Memory	1.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190419
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	May 16 '22 at 17:31
Run Duration	340 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	52%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 below expectations (39^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Memory 60.8 1-Core 57.5 2-Core 95.5 44% 71.3 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 160 23% 167 Pts	64-Core 149 9% 149 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 45.1% 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 246A) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	4.95% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 10.7 Parallax 6.1 5% 7.5 fps	MRender 4.7 Gravity 5.3 Splatting 9.2 6% 6.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.95% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 243GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 8 8.5 5 5.6 4.9 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	0.48% Terrible	Read 2 Write 2.7 Mixed 1.2 SusWrite 6.5 1% 3.1 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 0.48% Great: 102%
External USB3.0 DISK00 500GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 0GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 68.1 Write 45.3 Mixed 50.2 66% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 62% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 105%
External USB3.0 DISK03 1TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 0GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 67.7 Write 75.3 Mixed 29 71% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 62% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 69%
External USB3.0 DISK01 750GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 313GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 85 84 89 89 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.7% Below average	Read 76.8 Write 79.5 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 87.5 96% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 34%
External USB3.0 DISK02 500GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 107 Write 77.2 Mixed 63.5 99% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6CFR6A-PB HMT41GS6MFR8C-PB 12GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30% Poor	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 9.6 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 7.5 20% 6.97 GB/s	Latency 125 32% 125 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 57%

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Asus X556UB

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	101x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	79x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	2x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	117x
GTX 940MNvidiaBench 9%, 15,731 samples	65x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	6x
HFS256G32MND-2900A 256GBBench 65%, 512 samples	6x

RAM
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 53%, 3,550 samples	28x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 8GBHynixBench 53%, 1,691 samples	17x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 12GBHynixBench 44%, 422 samples	13x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

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