Asus UX31A

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	28.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 47% 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 UX31A (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK UX31A
Memory	1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20121002
Uptime	16.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '17 at 16:07
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	31%
CPU Throttled	47%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225 26,848 User benchmarks, average bench 47% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Memory 84.7 1-Core 64.8 2-Core 111 56% 86.8 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 168 22% 167 Pts	64-Core 169 10% 169 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 1517) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3308 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.21% Terrible	Lighting 3.63 Reflection 1.73 Parallax 2.59 3% 2.65 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 2.07 Splatting 6.7 4% 4.22 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.21% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk U100 124GB 246 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10.51.02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 423 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3131 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 78 (AE) Unknown 100 100 52 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 260 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 352 (F1) Unknown 100 100 9930004738 (F2) Unknown 100 100 19846381737	28.8% Poor	Read 444 Write 26.7 Mixed 116 42% 196 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 8.99 4K Mixed 4.1 31% 9.05 MB/s	DQ Read 14.2 DQ Write 8.45 DQ Mixed 4.24 5% 8.95 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida 2x2GB 4,273 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	55% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18.4 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 55%

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

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Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

System: Asus UX31A

CPU
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	70x
Core i5-3317UIntel $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples	54x
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	10x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	134x

SSD
U100 124GBSandiskBench 33%, 246 samples	29x
U100 252GBSandiskBench 35%, 177 samples	19x
XM11 128GBAdataBench 53%, 150 samples	16x

RAM
2x2GBElpidaBench 44%, 4,273 samples	123x
2x4GBElpidaBench 51%, 4,362 samples	11x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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