Asus ZenBook UX431FA

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.84% 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 Drive	113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 88% 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 ZenBook UX431FA (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK UX431FA
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '19 at 04:29
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8265U 87,841 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 67.9 1-Core 103 2-Core 219 71% 130 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 587 56% 462 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 178,291 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 17D1) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6444 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	5.84% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 8.62 Parallax 5.16 5% 6.62 fps	MRender 8.95 Gravity 5.6 Splatting 11.9 8% 8.82 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.84% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1002 256GB 16,774 User benchmarks, average bench 141% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20110000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 402 384 412 413 416 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 728 Write 478 Mixed 612 SusWrite 401 124% 555 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 32.5 137% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 515 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 375 290% 402 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 187%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron MT52L512M32D2PF-09 2x4GB 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	67.5% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 22 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 16.8 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 95%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ZenBook UX431FA Builds (Compare 34 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

System: Asus ZenBook UX431FA

CPU
Core i5-8265UIntelBench 53%, 87,841 samples	18x
Core i7-8565UIntelBench 55%, 81,207 samples	15x
Core i3-8145UIntelBench 53%, 15,431 samples	1x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620IntelBench 5%, 178,291 samples	34x

SSD
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1002 256GBWDCBench 141%, 16,774 samples	18x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1002 512GBWDCBench 141%, 4,269 samples	13x
WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GBWDCBench 93%, 43,498 samples	2x

RAM
K4E6E304EC-EGCG 2x4GBSamsungBench 68%, 8,402 samples	15x
MT52L512M32D2PF-09 2x4GBMicronBench 67%, 6,726 samples	14x
MT52L1G32D4PG-093 2x8GBMicronBench 66%, 14,288 samples	4x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16