Asus K401UQ

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.19% 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	93.9% 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.
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 K401UQ (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K401UQ
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190418
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '20 at 13:40
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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)	60.7% Good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 93.7 2-Core 177 68% 117 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 250 32% 243 Pts	64-Core 237 15% 237 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 60.7% 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 1240) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.19% Terrible	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 0.06 5% 5.52 fps	MRender 8.62 Gravity 6.43 Splatting 13.6 8% 9.55 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.19% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 208 216 213 216 215 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 400 Mixed 352 SusWrite 220 79% 350 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 45 156% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 252 211% 306 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 111%
Kingston RBU-SMSM151DS324GG1 24GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 20GB free Firmware: S9FM02D5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 75 78 78 79 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 394 Write 100 Mixed 195 SusWrite 76.8 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 16.2 100% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 6.7 37% 84.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 55%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 1TB 3,447 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 577GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 82 81 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 79.5 Write 78.4 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 81.7 48% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A5143EB0-CPB Kingston 9905711-015.A00G 8GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 17.9 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 19.2 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 65%

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

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Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: Asus K401UQ

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	27x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	9x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	26x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	10x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	5x
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TBBench 70%, 46,239 samples	5x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $68Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	3x

RAM
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF Samsung M471A5143EB0-CPB 8GBHynixBench 67%, 329 samples	7x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 1315 CT8G4SFRA266.C4FE 12GBHynixBench 40%, 5 samples	5x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	4x

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Value: 32% - Below average

Total price: $38

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16