Asus X556UR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (39%). 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	7.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190125
Uptime	8.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '21 at 18:04
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	39%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.4% Above average	Memory 72.4 1-Core 75 2-Core 138 57% 95.1 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 201 27% 201 Pts	64-Core 194 12% 194 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 53.4% 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 10DE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	4.75% Terrible	Lighting 5.1 Reflection 9.5 Parallax 6.3 4% 6.97 fps	MRender 6.7 Gravity 5.8 Splatting 8.6 6% 7.03 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.75% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingmax 120GB 120GB 2,908 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM11.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 45.5 Write 293 Mixed 22 28% 120 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 34.6 4K Mixed 12 42% 17.4 MB/s	DQ Read 66.9 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 153 97% 109 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 86%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 360GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 58 58 57 59 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 58.3 Write 54.8 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 58 38% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 Kingston KMKYF9-MIH 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.2% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 13.1 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 13.3 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 96 42% 96 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 46%

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Typical X556UR Builds (Compare 267 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $50Bench 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 $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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16