Asus K501UX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.77% 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 Drive84.3% 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.
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.
High background CPU (25%). 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
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160120
Uptime6.3 Days
Run DateJun 21 '19 at 21:30
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Memory 67.9
1-Core 86.6
2-Core 145
59% 99.8 Pts
4-Core 195
8-Core 195
26% 195 Pts
64-Core 174
11% 174 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950M
Asus(1043 1D1D) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8857
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
7.77% Terrible
Lighting 8.2
Reflection 13
Parallax 12.6
7% 11.3 fps
MRender 12.1
Gravity 8.77
Splatting 14.4
10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 7.77%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron M600 SATA M.2 256GB
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MA01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 342 297 297 292 293 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 385
Write 363
Mixed 307
SusWrite 308
77% 341 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 83.7
4K Mixed 34
113% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 244
208% 306 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF1G64HDZ-1G6A1 Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.3% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.7
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 14.9
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.3%
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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