Asus G501VW

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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 Drive247% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
SystemAsus G501VW  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK G501VW
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '18 at 23:01
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Memory 77.9
1-Core 94.7
2-Core 203
70% 125 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 485
52% 412 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
Asus(1043 1090) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8569
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
18.3% Very poor
Lighting 23.5
Reflection 17.2
Parallax 19.5
19% 20.1 fps
MRender 23.8
Gravity 22.7
Splatting 16.9
17% 21.1 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69
350GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 1,933
Write 1,491
Mixed 1,590
372% 1,671 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 58.9
204% 70.5 MB/s
DQ Read 460
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 165
175% 295 MB/s
Poor: 136%
This bench: 247%
Great: 262%
Samsung Flash Drive DUO 32GB
24GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
11.2% Very poor
Read 32.7
Write 15
Mixed 24.1
28% 23.9 MB/s
4K Read 2.87
4K Write 0.83
4K Mixed 0.78
65% 1.49 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 11.2%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB M471A1G43DB0-CPB 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
70% Good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 21.1
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 22.1
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 84.5
47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70%
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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