Asus K501UX

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 37% Jet ski	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	2.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (61%). 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Asus K501UX (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K501UX
Memory	2.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150917
Uptime	118 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '19 at 17:22
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	61%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing way below expectations (14^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 below expectations (14^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Memory 48.3 1-Core 53.8 2-Core 88.2 38% 63.4 Pts	4-Core 120 8-Core 157 18% 139 Pts	64-Core 214 13% 214 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 34.9% 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 below expectations (19^th percentile)	2.88% Terrible	Lighting 3.1 Reflection 15.5 Parallax 2.91 2% 7.16 fps	MRender 3.24 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 6.35 4% 4.06 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.88% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS256G39MND-2300A 256GB 2,675 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20200L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 87 134 138 144 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 297 Write 166 Mixed 189 SusWrite 132 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 20.8 4K Mixed 12.4 42% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 158 126% 175 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 80%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 32GB free Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 105 184 190 197 216 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 332 Write 230 Mixed 188 SusWrite 176 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 24.5 4K Mixed 11.3 48% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 104 91% 137 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HDZ-1G9E1 1315 CT102464BF160B.C16 12GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	35% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 12.7 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 3.2 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 6.4 20% 6.93 GB/s	Latency 167 24% 167 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 54%

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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 K501UX Builds (Compare 363 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Asus K501UX - $999

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	288x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	75x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	232x
GTX 950MNvidiaBench 14%, 38,813 samples	130x
Bench 5%, 33 samples	1x

SSD
MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GBSamsungBench 43%, 7,448 samples	59x
HFS256G39MND-2300A 256GBBench 64%, 2,675 samples	32x
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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16