Asus K501UW

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	17.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.7% 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Asus K501UW (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K501UW
Memory	2.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160913
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	May 08 '19 at 19:17
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Memory 78.3 1-Core 56.9 2-Core 102 50% 79 Pts	4-Core 110 8-Core 136 16% 123 Pts	64-Core 140 9% 140 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M 73,363 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Asus(1043 11E0) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.6909 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Lighting 22.7 Reflection 16.5 Parallax 0.09 18% 13.1 fps	MRender 23.5 Gravity 17.7 Splatting 16.6 15% 19.2 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 196 35 32 42 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 329 Write 348 Mixed 213 SusWrite 95 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 39.4 4K Mixed 24.4 76% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 165 144% 218 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 104%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 517GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 334 346 367 336 274 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 366 Write 356 Mixed 314 SusWrite 336 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 40.3 106% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 157 128% 187 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 2x8GB 14,350 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.2% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 16.6 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 15.5 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 73%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical K501UW Builds (Compare 136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Asus K501UW

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	129x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	7x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	87x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	49x

SSD
HFS512G39MND-3510A 512GBBench 78%, 3,982 samples	36x
SD8SN8U512G1002 512GBSandiskBench 72%, 4,967 samples	24x
HFS256G39MND-2300A 256GBBench 64%, 2,675 samples	7x

RAM
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	53x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB M471A5143EB0-CPB 12GBSamsungBench 51%, 1,028 samples	18x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 66%, 14,350 samples	7x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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