Asus K501UX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.04% 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 Drive86.9% 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.
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 (44%). 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.
SystemAsus K501UX  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK K501UX
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151204
Uptime37.9 Days
Run DateDec 05 '19 at 03:17
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 44%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 way above expectations (90th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Memory 67.8
1-Core 67
2-Core 130
52% 88.3 Pts
4-Core 246
8-Core 239
32% 242 Pts
64-Core 256
16% 256 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Asus(1043 1D1D) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4550
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.04% Terrible
Lighting 6.83
Reflection 15.4
Parallax 5.28
6% 9.17 fps
MRender 6.57
Gravity 4.97
Splatting 12.3
7% 7.96 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.04%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron M600 SATA M.2 256GB
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MA01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 277 301 305 308 308 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 437
Write 432
Mixed 357
SusWrite 308
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 61.3
4K Mixed 34
113% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 250
214% 313 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 110%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
318GB free
Firmware: AM003M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 101 101 101 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 105
Write 102
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 100
62% 85 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 59%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF1G64HDZ-1G6A1 Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
56.2% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 19
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 16.5
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 107
38% 107 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical K501UX Builds (Compare 360 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Asus K501UX - $999

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Total price: $999
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