Asus K501UW

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.48% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.1% 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 (64%). 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 K501UW (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K501UW
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160913
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '20 at 22:26
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	64%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 82.1 1-Core 78.9 2-Core 140 61% 100 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 233 32% 235 Pts	64-Core 241 15% 241 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 61.3% 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 11E0) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7325 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	4.48% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 9.04 Parallax 6.19 5% 7.11 fps	MRender 9.05 Gravity 5.83 Splatting 0.04 4% 4.97 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.48% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U512G1002 512GB 4,967 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4131002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 177 44 20 61 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 418 Write 299 Mixed 178 SusWrite 82.4 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 18.4 62% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 160 143% 222 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1315 CT8G4SFS824A.M8FE 16GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	69.2% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.7 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 19.5 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 71%

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

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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	127x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	7x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	86x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	48x

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	16x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 66%, 14,350 samples	7x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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