Asus X556UF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.23% 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	The 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). 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.

System	Asus X556UF (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UF
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180312
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '18 at 21:42
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	33%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 (97^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Memory 79.6 1-Core 75.9 2-Core 128 58% 94.5 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 206 24% 188 Pts	64-Core 222 14% 222 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 930M 4,490 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Asus(1043 246A) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8165 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	8.23% Terrible	Lighting 11.2 Reflection 8.23 Parallax 8.94 9% 9.46 fps	MRender 5.57 Gravity 11.2 Splatting 7.13 6% 7.96 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.23% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 872GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 61 65 77 73 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 32.3 Write 45 Mixed 17.8 SusWrite 67.7 30% 40.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 62% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 59%
Mass Storage Device 4GB 532 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4.6 4.3 4.9 4.8 4.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 21.8 Write 5.3 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 4.5 10% 9.22 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.5 163% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6CFR6A-PB HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 8GB 1,691 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 17.4 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 16.4 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 81.2 49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 58%

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

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Typical X556UF Builds (Compare 279 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UF

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	210x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	68x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	1x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	191x
GeForce 930MNvidiaBench 8%, 4,490 samples	88x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $42Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	7x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x

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

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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