Asus K501UW

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.22% 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 Drive71.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (52%). 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
SystemAsus K501UW  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK K501UW
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160330
Uptime15.1 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 14:07
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User PAN-User
Background CPU 52%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
42.7% Average
Memory 61.4
1-Core 70.1
2-Core 105
48% 78.7 Pts
4-Core 137
8-Core 164
20% 150 Pts
64-Core 171
11% 171 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Asus(1043 11E0) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4550
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.22% Terrible
Lighting 6.77
Reflection 16.5
Parallax 6.03
6% 9.77 fps
MRender 7.52
Gravity 5.63
Splatting 13
8% 8.73 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.22%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS512G39MND-3510A 512GB
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20400P00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 513
Write 462
Mixed 489
109% 488 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 13.6
68% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 26.5
DQ Write 65
DQ Mixed 13.5
20% 35 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.5% Average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 15.1
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 15.1
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical K501UW Builds (Compare 134 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Asus K501UW

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