Asus X501A

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90.3% 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	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 (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Asus X501A (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X501A
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120820
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '22 at 04:13
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3120M-$100 14,372 User benchmarks, average bench 50% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	49% Average	Memory 69.1 1-Core 55.1 2-Core 96.6 46% 73.6 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 166 23% 168 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 59%

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) 2.5GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.03% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 3.2 Parallax 2.6 3% 3.2 fps	MRender 3.4 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.5 3% 3.4 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.03% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 403 415 404 427 426 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 437 Mixed 371 SusWrite 398 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 44.6 4K Mixed 33.5 104% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 275 218% 306 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TIMETEC-SD3-1600 1x8GB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 9.4 28% 9.67 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 9.9 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 31%

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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 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X501A

CPU
Core i3-2350MIntelBench 47%, 24,896 samples	30x
Core i3-3120MIntel $100Bench 50%, 14,372 samples	13x
Core i3-2370MIntel $272Bench 49%, 10,169 samples	12x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	52x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	18x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	4x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	34x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 28%, 8,533 samples	10x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	3x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $66

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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