Asus K501UX

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Asus K501UX (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K501UX
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151020
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '20 at 03:38
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th 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)	62.1% Good	Memory 79.4 1-Core 93.5 2-Core 169 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 256 35% 259 Pts	64-Core 256 16% 256 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950M 38,813 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 1D1D) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4187 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Lighting 20.8 Reflection 15.6 Parallax 15.9 17% 17.4 fps	MRender 12 Gravity 17.7 Splatting 15.3 12% 15 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS256G39MND-2300A 256GB 2,675 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20200L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 174 169 161 148 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 316 Write 221 Mixed 238 SusWrite 163 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 22.8 91% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 213 165% 222 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 80%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 137 138 139 142 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 126 Write 95 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 138 70% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.6 219% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF1G64HDZ-1G6A1 Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 16GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	57.7% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 18.7 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 18.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 81.7 49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 58%

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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%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 7%

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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 $279	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 $184	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