Asus K501UB

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.56% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.2% 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 (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Asus K501UB (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K501UB
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160120
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '23 at 13:16
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	79%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6200U 135,462 User benchmarks, average bench 41% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Memory 74.7 1-Core 70.5 2-Core 136 56% 93.8 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 204 26% 200 Pts	64-Core 205 13% 205 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 55%

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 1D1D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7325 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	4.56% Terrible	Lighting 5.1 Reflection 3.2 Parallax 5.6 4% 4.63 fps	MRender 5.2 Gravity 5.3 Splatting 8.3 5% 6.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.56% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 429GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 311 348 339 388 379 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 384 Write 342 Mixed 245 SusWrite 349 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 29.7 93% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 256 216% 314 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HDZ-1G9E1 Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GB 423 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.4% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 14.5 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 13.9 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 91.1 44% 91.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	3	133	56	30	28.6"	1280 720	SAM1018 LU28R55

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Typical K501UB Builds (Compare 77 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Asus K501UB

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	58x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	19x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	49x
GeForce 940MNvidiaBench 11%, 389 samples	28x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $45Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	5x
MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GBSamsungBench 43%, 7,448 samples	4x
WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GBWDCBench 45%, 85,321 samples	4x

RAM
8KTF51264HDZ-1G9E1 Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBMicronBench 53%, 423 samples	20x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 8GBHynixBench 53%, 1,691 samples	19x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 53%, 3,550 samples	8x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $45

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16