Asus K501UX

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 55.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% 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.

System	Asus K501UX (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K501UX
Memory	9.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '20 at 02:49
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	PER-User
Background CPU	35%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	55.5% Above average	Memory 74.3 1-Core 80.9 2-Core 140 59% 98.2 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 260 30% 232 Pts	64-Core 261 16% 261 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 55.5% 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 below expectations (19^th percentile)	2.74% Terrible	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 15.4 Parallax 6.44 0% 7.31 fps	MRender 7.62 Gravity 5.8 Splatting 13.9 8% 9.11 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.74% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W256G1011 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 214 207 203 198 198 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	92% Outstanding	Read 417 Write 392 Mixed 202 SusWrite 207 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 45.2 154% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 284 227% 319 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 93%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 104 100 103 106 104 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 56.5 Write 85.4 Mixed 56.6 SusWrite 94.4 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 134% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HDZ-1G9E1 Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 12GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 19.3 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 19.2 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 91.8 44% 91.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 59%

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

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

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System: Asus K501UX - $999

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	286x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	75x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	230x
GTX 950MNvidiaBench 14%, 38,813 samples	130x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	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