Asus X556UQ

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 48.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	35.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Asus X556UQ (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UQ
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190416
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '23 at 20:15
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th 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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	48.1% Average	Memory 66.3 1-Core 81.8 2-Core 143 57% 97.2 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 209 24% 188 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 57%

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 10CE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	4.9% Terrible	Lighting 5.5 Reflection 9.5 Parallax 6.3 4% 7.1 fps	MRender 9.7 Gravity 0.3 Splatting 10 6% 6.67 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.9% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS350 512GB 5,144 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 325GB free (System drive) Firmware: AP615PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 353 267 128 103 187 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.9% Below average	Read 217 Write 74.2 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 229 33% 149 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 17.4 4K Mixed 9.4 42% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 17.3 DQ Write 18.5 DQ Mixed 17.2 13% 17.7 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 859B CT8G4SFS824A.M8FE 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.7% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.8 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 13 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 73%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	29	8	60	15.5"	1536 864	AUO38ED

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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	149x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	21x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	242x
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
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	33x
M471A5143EB0-CPB Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GBSamsungBench 67%, 1,291 samples	32x

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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16