Asus X556UB

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.36% 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	69.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 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 X556UB (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UB
Memory	3.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190419
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '22 at 16:06
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 102,213 User benchmarks, average bench 46% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 80.1 1-Core 89.2 2-Core 166 66% 112 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 247 33% 248 Pts	64-Core 247 15% 247 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 940M 15,731 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Asus(1043 246A) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6677 Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	6.36% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 15 Parallax 11 6% 11.1 fps	MRender 5.3 Gravity 10.6 Splatting 9.2 7% 8.37 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.36% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 480GB 16,899 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFMP1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 116 116 116 117 217 MB/s Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	69.5% Good	Read 278 Write 105 Mixed 176 SusWrite 164 40% 181 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 35.5 125% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 24.3 72% 154 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 303GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 65.9 Write 46.1 Mixed 40.4 SusWrite 68.7 41% 55.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 59%
Seagate One Touch HDD 2TB 598 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 810GB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 94 97 99 99 105 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 84.9 Write 91.2 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 98.4 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 78% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HDZ-1G6E1 Kingston KHX1600C9S3L/8G 12GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	43.8% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 14.3 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 15.2 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 59%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Asus X556UB

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	100x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	77x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	2x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	115x
GTX 940MNvidiaBench 9%, 15,731 samples	64x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	6x
HFS256G32MND-2900A 256GBBench 65%, 512 samples	5x

RAM
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 53%, 3,550 samples	27x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 8GBHynixBench 53%, 1,691 samples	17x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 12GBHynixBench 44%, 422 samples	13x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

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