Asus X501A1

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.3% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 93% 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 X501A1 (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X501A1
Memory	1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20121203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 00:56
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	93%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3940XM-$344 2,187 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 107 2-Core 179 75% 125 Pts	4-Core 354 8-Core 427 50% 391 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 14F7) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5161 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.64% Terrible	Lighting 4.7 Reflection 0.8 Parallax 3.4 4% 2.97 fps	MRender 2.6 Gravity 2.8 Splatting 5.8 3% 3.73 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.64% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 420 422 401 410 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 448 Write 407 Mixed 394 SusWrite 412 94% 415 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 61.8 4K Mixed 24.3 100% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 48.9 98% 195 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 1x4GB 2,992 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	33% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 9.3 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 11 33% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 34%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0R 1G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
3%	3%	38	28	16	60	15.6"	1366 768	LGD045C

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Typical X501A1 Builds (Compare 69 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X501A1

CPU
Pentium B980IntelBench 46%, 3,640 samples	19x
Celeron 1000MIntelBench 42%, 3,569 samples	10x
Pentium 2020MIntelBench 47%, 9,778 samples	10x

GPU
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples	41x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	20x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	4x

SSD
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples	5x
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	5x
BX300 120GBCrucial $80Bench 86%, 7,190 samples	3x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 1x8GBKingstonBench 28%, 2,625 samples	4x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 28%, 8,533 samples	4x

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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) $30	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