Asus X556UF

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6% 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 Drive	59.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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 X556UF (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UF
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150910
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 24 '18 at 11:04
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	63.5% Good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 91.9 2-Core 166 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 260 35% 259 Pts	64-Core 256 16% 256 Pts

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. 24.20.100.6025 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6% Terrible	Lighting 6.27 Reflection 8.92 Parallax 6.06 5% 7.08 fps	MRender 8.76 Gravity 5.63 Splatting 12.7 8% 9.02 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Microsoft Virtual Disk 913GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 800GB free Firmware: 1.0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	84.3% Excellent	Read 494 Write 383 Mixed 411 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 48.7 4K Mixed 30.7 105% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 74.6 88% 153 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 84%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1015A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 725 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 637 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 114 (A3) Unknown 100 100 11 (A4) Unknown 100 100 45371 (A5) Unknown 100 100 82 (A6) Unknown 100 100 6 (A7) Unknown 100 100 34 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 97 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 16 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 17 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 45 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 191141 (F2) Unknown 100 100 157109 (F5) Unknown 100 100 90742	59.7% Above average	Read 467 Write 136 Mixed 232 61% 278 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 36.2 4K Mixed 19.7 84% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 95.5 DQ Mixed 49.8 67% 126 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GB 3,550 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.6 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 58%

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UF

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	212x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	69x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	1x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	194x
GeForce 930MNvidiaBench 8%, 4,490 samples	88x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	7x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $50Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	7x

RAM
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 53%, 3,550 samples	43x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 20%, 5,898 samples	42x
8KTF51264HDZ-1G6E1 1x4GBMicronBench 24%, 1,041 samples	16x

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Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16