Asus K401UQ

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 32.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 95% 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 K401UQ  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK K401UQ
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 06 '20 at 16:19
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 20%
CPU Throttled 95%

 PC Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
32.1% Below average
Memory 55.7
1-Core 27.4
2-Core 35.1
29% 39.4 Pts
4-Core 49
8-Core 92.9
8% 70.9 Pts
64-Core 54.1
3% 54.1 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia 940MX
Asus(1043 1240) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5099
Relative performance (0th percentile)
3.15% Terrible
Lighting 4.8
Reflection 3.38
Parallax 3.91
4% 4.03 fps
MRender 2.48
Gravity 4.33
Splatting 0.13
2% 2.31 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 3.15%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS541010A7E630 1TB
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SE0OA4H0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 60 48 55 61 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
22.1% Poor
Read 20.2
Write 46.7
Mixed 24.5
SusWrite 56.7
27% 37 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
88% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 22.1%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A5143EB0-CPB Kingston 9905624-010.A00G 8GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
49.8% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 16.8
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 10.9
23% 7.9 GB/s
Latency 141
28% 141 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical K401UQ Builds (Compare 36 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Asus K401UQ

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 32% - Below average Total price: $38
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