Asus G501VW

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics18.3% 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 Drive56.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAsus G501VW  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK G501VW
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151112
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 03 '19 at 10:52
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU 77%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
65.7% Good
Memory 75.8
1-Core 87.4
2-Core 177
65% 113 Pts
4-Core 300
8-Core 526
50% 413 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Asus(1043 1090) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3086
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
18.3% Very poor
Lighting 23.2
Reflection 17.2
Parallax 19.9
19% 20.1 fps
MRender 24.7
Gravity 22.6
Splatting 17.1
17% 21.5 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT2301Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 132 134 98 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 458
Write 131
Mixed 166
SusWrite 116
48% 218 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 42.8
4K Mixed 21.5
86% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 41.5
DQ Mixed 58.8
56% 91.9 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 56%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
768GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 94 96 90 97 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 96.5
Write 97.8
Mixed 44.2
SusWrite 93.7
61% 83.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB M471A1G43DB0-CPB 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.3% Average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 15.8
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.5
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 88.7
45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical G501VW Builds (Compare 140 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Asus G501VW

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