Asus K501UX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 46.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive57.4% 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 (53%). 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
SystemAsus K501UX  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK K501UX
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160120
Uptime9.4 Days
Run DateNov 10 '18 at 02:32
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 53%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
46.2% Average
Memory 66.8
1-Core 69.3
2-Core 104
50% 80.2 Pts
4-Core 149
8-Core 158
20% 154 Pts
64-Core 165
10% 165 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Asus(1043 1D1D) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4550
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
5.3% Terrible
Lighting 5.57
Reflection 3.46
Parallax 5.5
4% 4.84 fps
MRender 6.86
Gravity 5.07
Splatting 11.6
7% 7.83 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.3%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS256G39MND-2300A 256GB
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20200L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 191 163 165 119 140 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 348
Write 270
Mixed 247
SusWrite 163
58% 257 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 47.9
4K Mixed 19.4
68% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 210
176% 256 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 80%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF1G64HDZ-1G6A1 Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.6% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 14.3
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 12.7
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical K501UX Builds (Compare 360 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Asus K501UX - $999

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Total price: $999
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