Asus K501LX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics9.28% 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 Drive60.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAsus K501LX  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK K501LX
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150416
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 20 '19 at 21:11
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5500U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
42% Average
Memory 61.8
1-Core 23.1
2-Core 75.9
34% 53.6 Pts
4-Core 132
8-Core 120
17% 126 Pts
64-Core 157
10% 157 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 42%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950M
Asus(1043 1ACD) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.14.1170
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
9.28% Terrible
Lighting 11.1
Reflection 13.3
Parallax 7.59
9% 10.7 fps
MRender 12.1
Gravity 7.67
Splatting 14.8
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 9.28%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS256G39MND-2300A 256GB
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20200L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 162 159 169 168 168 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 404
Write 248
Mixed 204
SusWrite 165
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 14.2
4K Write 40.2
4K Mixed 23.1
72% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 188
160% 235 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 80%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
45.5% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.2
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 10.5
25% 8.9 GB/s
Latency 122
33% 122 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical K501LX Builds (Compare 173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Asus K501LX

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