Asus UX31A

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	24% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 79% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Asus UX31A (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK UX31A
Memory	1.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120605
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '18 at 05:36
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%
CPU Throttled	79%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3517U 8,454 User benchmarks, average bench 51% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Memory 81.6 1-Core 46.1 2-Core 74.1 46% 67.3 Pts	4-Core 128 8-Core 128 17% 128 Pts	64-Core 128 8% 128 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 60%

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. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.75% Terrible	Lighting 4.13 Reflection 5.46 Parallax 2.91 3% 4.17 fps	MRender 5.19 Gravity 2.33 Splatting 7.91 4% 5.15 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.75% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk U100 252GB 177 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10.51.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 23 27 20 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	24% Poor	Read 346 Write 40.2 Mixed 131 SusWrite 24.7 29% 136 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 4.4 30% 7.83 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 46%
SanDisk Cruzer Mini 1GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 5150 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	2.75% Terrible	Read 7.3 Write 5.5 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 5.8 8% 6.07 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 9% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.75% Great: 6%

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 as expected (58^th percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 16.5 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 10.5 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 55%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical UX31A Builds (Compare 134 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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