Asus K501UW

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 61.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.6% 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	74.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Very high background CPU (45%). 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.

System	Asus K501UW (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K501UW
Memory	2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160913
Uptime	22.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '20 at 21:53
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 80.6 2-Core 143 62% 102 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 228 30% 228 Pts	64-Core 225 14% 225 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 61.4% 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 11E0) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4550 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	5.6% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 15.3 Parallax 5.75 5% 9.05 fps	MRender 5.33 Gravity 5.37 Splatting 12.4 7% 7.71 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.6% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U512G1002 512GB 4,967 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4131002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 258 260 268 271 273 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 444 Write 360 Mixed 237 SusWrite 270 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 23.4 87% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 209 185% 280 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 97%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 719GB free Firmware: AX1P6E SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 108 108 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 109 Write 101 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 109 64% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GB 32,056 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 10.7 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 11.7 34% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 40%

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

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Asus K501UW

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	127x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	7x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	86x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	48x

SSD
HFS512G39MND-3510A 512GBBench 78%, 3,982 samples	36x
SD8SN8U512G1002 512GBSandiskBench 72%, 4,967 samples	24x
HFS256G39MND-2300A 256GBBench 64%, 2,675 samples	7x

RAM
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	53x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB M471A5143EB0-CPB 12GBSamsungBench 51%, 1,028 samples	16x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 66%, 14,350 samples	7x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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