Asus Q501LA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 69% 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.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	Asus Q501LA (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK Q501LA
Memory	3.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '22 at 20:58
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	69%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4200U-$281 64,450 User benchmarks, average bench 43% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 75 1-Core 72.7 2-Core 116 55% 87.7 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 175 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 175 11% 175 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 275,372 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 12BD) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	2.75% Terrible	Lighting 3.2 Reflection 2.1 Parallax 5.5 3% 3.6 fps	MRender 4.8 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 4.1 3% 3.67 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.75% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 620GB free (System drive) Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 122 118 126 140 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 86.7 Write 146 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 124 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.6 186% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 95%
General USB Flash Disk 32GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 29GB free, PID 0918 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 26 24 26 26 25 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 102 Write 8.8 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 24.7 39% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron Hynix HMT425S6AFR6A-PB 6GB 1,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 17.5 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 16 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 90.4 44% 90.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 52%

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

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Typical Q501LA Builds (Compare 63 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

System: Asus Q501LA

CPU
Core i5-4200UIntel $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples	63x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	63x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	3x
WDBNCE5000PNC 500GBWDCBench 94%, 17,781 samples	3x
SQ500S37240G 240GBKingstonBench 74%, 1,214 samples	3x

RAM
Hynix HMT425S6AFR6A-PB 6GBMicronBench 43%, 1,384 samples	20x
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 8GBMicronBench 50%, 1,133 samples	12x
Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 8GBElpidaBench 50%, 959 samples	8x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $355

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16