Asus X556UF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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.
ProcessorWith 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 37.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics7.22% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive50.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (75%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAsus X556UF  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X556UF
Memory0.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190419
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJan 28 '23 at 19:11
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 75%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
37.3% Below average
Memory 61.4
1-Core 46.9
2-Core 72.1
39% 60.1 Pts
4-Core 73.5
8-Core 108
11% 90.7 Pts
64-Core 98
6% 98 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 930M
Asus(1043 246A) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 31.0.15.2686
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
7.22% Terrible
Lighting 9.3
Reflection 9
Parallax 9.4
8% 9.23 fps
MRender 5.2
Gravity 11.1
Splatting 7.5
6% 7.93 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.22%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
S3SSDC256 256GB
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H201126a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 161 157 157 155 167 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 319
Write 182
Mixed 186
SusWrite 161
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 33.3
4K Mixed 17.4
68% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 123
104% 152 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 105%
Seagate Expansion SW 2TB
755GB free
Firmware: 1901
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 33
Write 39.9
Mixed 29.3
26% 34.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
28.7% Poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 12.1
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 6.8
SC Mixed 1.7
13% 4.6 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X556UF Builds (Compare 283 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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