Asus X556UR

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.1% 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	57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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	6.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160627
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '19 at 06:14
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 (95^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 72.4 1-Core 69 2-Core 143 56% 94.9 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 223 28% 215 Pts	64-Core 219 14% 219 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54.2% 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. 21.20.16.4550 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	5.1% Terrible	Lighting 4.93 Reflection 8.81 Parallax 5.56 4% 6.43 fps	MRender 7.19 Gravity 5.23 Splatting 12.4 7% 8.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.1% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0724D SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 170 138 119 125 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 365 Write 362 Mixed 84 SusWrite 155 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 17.8 75% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 84.3 106% 189 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 114%
Storejet Transcend 1TB 562 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 493GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 41 41 41 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 38.7 Write 38.4 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 40.2 28% 38 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A5143EB0-CPB 1315 CT8G4SFS824A.M8FB 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	53.9% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 15.9 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.8 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 95.9 42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 54%

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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	182x
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	177x
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 $42Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	10x

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16