Asus K501UX

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 55.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 95% 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 K501UX (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK K501UX
Memory	6.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160120
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '18 at 13:15
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	39%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6200U 135,462 User benchmarks, average bench 41% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Memory 74.8 1-Core 71 2-Core 124 55% 90.1 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 211 28% 211 Pts	64-Core 212 13% 212 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 55%

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)	2.57% Terrible	Lighting 2.67 Reflection 15.2 Parallax 2.47 2% 6.79 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 5.52 3% 3.91 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.57% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 228GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 335 290 290 289 286 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 407 Write 375 Mixed 308 SusWrite 310 79% 350 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 26.2 100% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 337 254% 340 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 131%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 626GB free Firmware: SBK2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 86 88 86 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 49.9 Write 71.3 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 87 49% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.1 57% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6CFR6A-PB 1315 CT102464BF160B.C16 12GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	41.9% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 13.5 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 12.5 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 90.8 44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 60%

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

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Asus K501UX - $999

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	286x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	74x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	230x
GTX 950MNvidiaBench 14%, 38,813 samples	129x
Bench 5%, 33 samples	1x

SSD
MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GBSamsungBench 43%, 7,448 samples	59x
HFS256G39MND-2300A 256GBBench 64%, 2,675 samples	31x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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