Asus K501UX

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 51.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.52% 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	78.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Asus K501UX (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K501UX
Memory	8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '19 at 08:20
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	57%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Memory 77.4 1-Core 68 2-Core 119 55% 88 Pts	4-Core 153 8-Core 168 21% 161 Pts	64-Core 193 12% 193 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 51.9% 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 1D1D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4550 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	5.52% Terrible	Lighting 5.93 Reflection 15.3 Parallax 5.34 5% 8.86 fps	MRender 5.52 Gravity 5.53 Splatting 12.3 7% 7.77 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.52% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 274 295 304 284 297 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 455 Write 302 Mixed 264 SusWrite 287 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 25.2 92% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 236 204% 303 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 126%
Hitachi HTS541010A7E630 1TB 20,023 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 863GB free Firmware: SE0OA4A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 91 92 90 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 25.7 Write 86.8 Mixed 26 SusWrite 90.7 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.3 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HDZ-1G9E1 Kingston 99U5428-018.A00LF 12GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.2% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 10.8 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 11.2 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 85.5 47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 56%

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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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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Asus K501UX - $999

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	286x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	74x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	230x
GTX 950MNvidiaBench 14%, 38,813 samples	129x
Bench 5%, 33 samples	1x

SSD
MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GBSamsungBench 43%, 7,448 samples	59x
HFS256G39MND-2300A 256GBBench 64%, 2,675 samples	31x
M600 SATA M.2 256GBMicronBench 84%, 2,750 samples	24x

RAM
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 53%, 3,550 samples	87x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 12GBHynixBench 43%, 718 samples	35x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 12GBHynixBench 44%, 422 samples	32x

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Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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