Asus K501UW

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.13% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive87.9% 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.
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.
SystemAsus K501UW  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK K501UW
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160705
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateNov 03 '16 at 07:00
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.3% Good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 158
68% 113 Pts
4-Core 259
8-Core 262
35% 260 Pts
64-Core 261
16% 261 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Asus(1043 11E0) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7306
Relative performance (0th percentile)
6.13% Terrible
Lighting 6.5
Reflection 15.2
Parallax 6.34
5% 9.36 fps
MRender 8.19
Gravity 5.83
Splatting 12.9
8% 8.98 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 6.13%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS512G39MND-3510A 512GB
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20400P00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 492
Write 384
Mixed 337
90% 404 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 65.7
4K Mixed 23.9
106% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 46.1
103% 212 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB Kingston KHX2133C13S4/8G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.3% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 22.5
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 73.3
55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical K501UW Builds (Compare 136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Asus K501UW

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