Asus K501UX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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.

System	Asus K501UX (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K501UX
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160120
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '20 at 00:27
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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)	62% Good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 96.5 2-Core 162 67% 113 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 261 34% 254 Pts	64-Core 261 16% 261 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 62% 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 1D1D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4550 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	1.88% Terrible	Lighting 1.9 Reflection 15.5 Parallax 1.81 2% 6.42 fps	MRender 3.1 Gravity 1.7 Splatting 4.09 2% 2.96 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.88% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 701GB free (System drive) Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 37 63 59 94 91 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 90.3 Write 100 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 64.8 57% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF1G64HDZ-1G6A1 1x8GB 446 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 9.9 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 10 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 32%

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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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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