Asus K501UX

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Asus K501UX (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K501UX
Memory	9.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '24 at 12:51
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 below expectations (26^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Memory 40.2 1-Core 80.3 2-Core 139 47% 86.6 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 241 32% 238 Pts	64-Core 214 13% 214 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 40.5% 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 1D1D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4377 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	4.91% Terrible	Lighting 5.5 Reflection 2.8 Parallax 5.9 4% 4.73 fps	MRender 4.8 Gravity 5.6 Splatting 9.5 6% 6.63 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.91% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA17.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 145 153 162 153 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 402 Write 293 Mixed 312 SusWrite 176 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 40.2 4K Mixed 24.6 87% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 180 163% 247 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6CFR6A-PB HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 12GB 422 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	21.6% Poor	MC Read 8.4 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 6.8 23% 8.2 GB/s	SC Read 3.4 SC Write 3.7 SC Mixed 3.3 10% 3.47 GB/s	Latency 196 20% 196 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 60%

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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%	0	237	152	60	15.5"	1536 864	AUO38ED

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Asus K501UX - $999

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	286x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	74x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	230x
GTX 950MNvidiaBench 14%, 38,813 samples	129x
Bench 5%, 33 samples	1x

SSD
MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GBSamsungBench 43%, 7,448 samples	59x
HFS256G39MND-2300A 256GBBench 64%, 2,675 samples	31x
M600 SATA M.2 256GBMicronBench 84%, 2,750 samples	24x

RAM
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBHynixBench 53%, 3,550 samples	87x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 12GBHynixBench 43%, 718 samples	35x
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 12GBHynixBench 44%, 422 samples	32x

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Total price: $999

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 $40	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