Asus X556UR

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). 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 X556UR (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UR
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160824
Uptime	20 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '19 at 16:26
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	100%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6198DU 2,822 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Memory 82.1 1-Core 43.9 2-Core 96.1 48% 74 Pts	4-Core 131 8-Core 167 19% 149 Pts	64-Core 180 11% 180 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 510 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 10DE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4550 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	3.46% Terrible	Lighting 3.37 Reflection 8.85 Parallax 3.22 3% 5.14 fps	MRender 5.29 Gravity 2.83 Splatting 8.61 5% 5.58 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 3.46% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK512TBN 512GB 2,512 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 253GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MA020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 390 277 236 245 238 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 320 Write 381 Mixed 318 SusWrite 296 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 31.8 108% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 304 231% 311 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6MFR8N-TF 1x8GB 3,498 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 10.7 36% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 12.3 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 40%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Yacht

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UR

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	183x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	55x
Core i5-6198DUIntelBench 55%, 2,822 samples	22x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	178x
930MXNvidiaBench 8%, 7,330 samples	74x
HD Graphics 510IntelBench 2%, 6,504 samples	15x

SSD
HFS512G32MND-3210A 512GBBench 83%, 1,708 samples	11x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $34Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	10x

RAM
8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GBMicronBench 68%, 541 samples	24x
8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 Samsung M471A5143EB0-CPB 8GBMicronBench 68%, 331 samples	23x
8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 1x4GBMicronBench 37%, 551 samples	21x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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