Asus K501UX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 29%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 17.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics12.2% 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 Drive38.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (79%). 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.
SystemAsus K501UX  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK K501UX
Memory6.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151204
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateMar 14 '19 at 20:58
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 79%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing way below expectations (9th 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 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
17.7% Very poor
Memory 24.1
1-Core 38.7
2-Core 36.6
21% 33.1 Pts
4-Core 65.7
8-Core 69.2
9% 67.4 Pts
64-Core 83.7
5% 83.7 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950M
Asus(1043 1D1D) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1771
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
12.2% Very poor
Lighting 16.7
Reflection 7.81
Parallax 9.16
14% 11.2 fps
MRender 12.3
Gravity 9.77
Splatting 12.4
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 210 193 195 166 150 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
38.6% Below average
Read 232
Write 217
Mixed 155
SusWrite 185
44% 197 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 21.4
4K Mixed 5.3
30% 11.5 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 184
145% 201 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6CFR6A-PB Kingston KHX1600C9S3L/8G 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
32.4% Below average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 13
MC Mixed 11.8
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 6.8
19% 6.53 GB/s
Latency 292
14% 292 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical K501UX Builds (Compare 364 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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