Asus X556UR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 49.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	31.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.

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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Asus X556UR (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UR
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '20 at 18:33
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	PER-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Memory 66.2 1-Core 73.2 2-Core 125 53% 88.2 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 222 26% 202 Pts	64-Core 211 13% 211 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 49.3% 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. 27.20.100.8681 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 5.43 Reflection 8.81 Parallax 0.09 4% 4.78 fps	Gravity 6.03 Splatting 0.09 2% 3.06 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 349 67 58 66 6.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 422 Write 343 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 94.9 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.3 32% 8.33 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 92%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 429GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 95 95 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 55.8 Mixed 52.1 SusWrite 94.5 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 59%

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 below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.8% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 19.9 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 19 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 73%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 45%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Asus X556UR

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	183x
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	178x
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 $36Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	10x

RAM
8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GBMicronBench 68%, 541 samples	24x
8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 Samsung M471A5143EB0-CPB 8GBMicronBench 68%, 331 samples	23x
8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 1x4GBMicronBench 37%, 551 samples	21x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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