Asus X556UQ

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics9.41% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
High background CPU (28%). 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.
SystemAsus X556UQ  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK X556UQ
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '21 at 06:03
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU 28%
CPU Throttled 95%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6198DU
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
49.2% Average
Memory 70.8
1-Core 69.4
2-Core 119
53% 86.5 Pts
4-Core 162
8-Core 160
22% 161 Pts
64-Core 161
10% 161 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia 940MX
Asus(1043 10CE) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6089
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
9.41% Terrible
Lighting 12.7
Reflection 14.7
Parallax 10.9
10% 12.8 fps
MRender 5.4
Gravity 13
Splatting 9.1
8% 9.17 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.41%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0R5J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 88 84 82 87 85 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
49.4% Average
Read 87.7
Write 96.5
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 84.5
54% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
103% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
54.2% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 19.1
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 15.6
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 99.5
40% 99.5 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X556UQ Builds (Compare 364 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UQ

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