Asus G501VW

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
ProcessorWith 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics78.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive183% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAsus G501VW  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK G501VW
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 12 '18 at 21:04
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 44%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
66.1% Good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 80
2-Core 162
64% 108 Pts
4-Core 274
8-Core 356
40% 315 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.3% Very good
Lighting 98.5
Reflection 98.2
Parallax 104
80% 100 fps
MRender 88.1
Gravity 90.9
Splatting 92.8
74% 90.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
751GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Read 496
Write 381
Mixed 398
94% 425 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 22
122% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 35.4
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 20.6
47% 92.1 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 133%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 1,903
Write 881
Mixed 1,099
284% 1,294 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 26.2
171% 67.7 MB/s
DQ Read 45.7
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 25.9
35% 61.3 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 183%
Great: 243%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB Kingston KHX2133C13S4/8G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.4% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 20.6
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 15.7
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical G501VW Builds (Compare 140 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Asus G501VW

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