Asus K501UQ

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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, 5 years ago.

System	Asus K501UQ (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K501UQ
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160426
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '18 at 08:39
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	17%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 (100^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 80.6 2-Core 158 64% 107 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 233 34% 247 Pts	64-Core 256 16% 256 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 63.3% 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 11E0) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4550 Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	2.61% Terrible	Lighting 2.63 Reflection 3.96 Parallax 2.66 2% 3.08 fps	MRender 4.29 Gravity 2.43 Splatting 5.65 4% 4.12 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.61% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS512G39MND-3510A 512GB 3,982 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20400P00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 328 372 339 354 382 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 417 Write 385 Mixed 324 SusWrite 357 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 32.2 104% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 266 210% 290 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB Kingston 9905624-023.A00G 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 21.9 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 70%

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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 K501UQ Builds (Compare 73 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Asus K501UQ

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	44x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	25x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	4x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	50x
GeForce 940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 7,286 samples	23x

SSD
HFS512G39MND-3510A 512GBBench 78%, 3,982 samples	10x
MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GBSamsungBench 43%, 7,448 samples	3x
A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GBKingston $53Bench 108%, 30,265 samples	3x

RAM
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	37x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GBSamsungBench 50%, 3,179 samples	6x
M471A5143EB0-CPB 1x4GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,518 samples	4x

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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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