Asus X556UQ

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	110% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 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 X556UQ (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UQ
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190416
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '21 at 19:49
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6198DU 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 as expected (47^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Memory 69.1 1-Core 80.1 2-Core 150 58% 99.7 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 228 31% 233 Pts	64-Core 234 14% 234 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.9% 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 10CE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	2.08% Terrible	Lighting 2.9 Reflection 10.7 Parallax 3.7 2% 5.77 fps	MRender 0.2 Gravity 5.9 Splatting 0.1 2% 2.07 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.08% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 434GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 407 391 403 355 343 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 403 Mixed 383 SusWrite 383 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 50.7 172% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 282 230% 327 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 10GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 9.5 9.3 9.4 9.1 9.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 31.9 Write 12.7 Mixed 14 SusWrite 8.9 20% 16.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.2 153% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GB 541 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 22.2 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 21.6 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 73%

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Typical X556UQ Builds (Compare 363 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UQ

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	175x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	148x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	21x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	241x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	106x
HD Graphics 510IntelBench 2%, 6,504 samples	15x

SSD
SD8SBAT128G1002 128GBSandiskBench 58%, 3,654 samples	23x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	19x
HFS512G32MND-3210A 512GBBench 83%, 1,708 samples	13x

RAM
8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GBMicronBench 68%, 541 samples	33x
M471A5143EB0-CPB Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GBSamsungBench 67%, 1,291 samples	32x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	32x

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