Asus K501UW

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	9.25% 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	76% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Asus K501UW (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K501UW
Memory	1.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160705
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 11:55
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	OMN-User
Background CPU	22%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 82.3 1-Core 80.9 2-Core 141 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 220 28% 212 Pts	64-Core 218 14% 218 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M 73,363 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Asus(1043 11E0) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9135 Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	9.25% Terrible	Lighting 8.87 Reflection 14.5 Parallax 14.6 7% 12.6 fps	MRender 23.1 Gravity 9.47 Splatting 16.2 13% 16.3 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 9.25% Great: 18%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS512G39MND-3510A 512GB 3,982 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20400P00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 339 284 246 272 256 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 309 Write 360 Mixed 308 SusWrite 266 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 59.9 4K Mixed 30.9 108% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 293 225% 308 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GB 32,056 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	35.7% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 10.3 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 10.7 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 40%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical K501UW Builds (Compare 134 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Asus K501UW

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	127x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	7x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	86x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	48x

SSD
HFS512G39MND-3510A 512GBBench 78%, 3,982 samples	36x
SD8SN8U512G1002 512GBSandiskBench 72%, 4,967 samples	24x
HFS256G39MND-2300A 256GBBench 64%, 2,675 samples	7x

RAM
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	53x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB M471A5143EB0-CPB 12GBSamsungBench 51%, 1,028 samples	16x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 66%, 14,350 samples	7x

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) $30	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