Asus K501UX

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.65% 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 Drive	49.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160120
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '19 at 12:56
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	KOR-User
Background CPU	19%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 79.5 1-Core 89.9 2-Core 172 66% 114 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 155 29% 200 Pts	64-Core 190 12% 190 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 59.4% 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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	5.65% Terrible	Lighting 5.97 Reflection 13.4 Parallax 6.06 5% 8.48 fps	MRender 6.9 Gravity 5.47 Splatting 12.3 7% 8.24 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.65% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS256G39MND-2300A 256GB 2,675 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20200L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 107 112 70 56 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 395 Write 155 Mixed 253 SusWrite 94.5 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 12.9 56% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 163 143% 218 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 80%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 466GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 162 166 168 163 156 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 315 Write 158 Mixed 203 SusWrite 161 47% 209 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.3 32% 7.37 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF1G64HDZ-1G6A1 Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 16GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.8% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 16.5 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 11.3 25% 8.87 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.8% 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%

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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