Asus K501UX

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 40% Jet ski	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 40.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.39% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '19 at 02:15
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^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 0.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	40.3% Average	Memory 66.9 1-Core 39.9 2-Core 59.2 38% 55.3 Pts	4-Core 82.3 8-Core 87.3 11% 84.8 Pts	64-Core 81.9 5% 81.9 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 40.3% 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. 21.20.16.4550 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.39% Terrible	Lighting 1.97 Reflection 6.38 Parallax 0.41 2% 2.92 fps	MRender 1.86 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 0.83 1% 1.26 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.39% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS128G39MNC-2300A 128GB 541 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20200L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 99 153 180 193 224 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 362 Write 273 Mixed 248 SusWrite 174 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 48.5 4K Mixed 9.9 56% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 188 150% 210 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 80%
Hitachi HTS541010A7E630 1TB 20,023 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 635GB free Firmware: SE0OA4A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 68 74 71 75 75 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 74.7 Write 79 Mixed 20 SusWrite 72.2 44% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6CFR6A-PB HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 8GB 1,691 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	44.2% Average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 13.6 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 58%

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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%

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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	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 $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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