Asus VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X531FL_S531FL

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	210% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 90% 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

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Asus VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X531FL_S531FL (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X531FL
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190514
Uptime	10.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '20 at 05:45
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8565U 81,207 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 640 71% 559 Pts	64-Core 633 39% 633 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce MX250 8,806 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 11CF) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1972 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Lighting 21.1 Reflection 15.2 Parallax 18.2 17% 18.2 fps	MRender 16.5 Gravity 19.8 Splatting 20.4 16% 18.9 fps
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 16%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$56 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 364GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 896 921 926 907 909 531 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,404 Write 928 Mixed 848 SusWrite 848 225% 1,007 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 71.2 253% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 740 DQ Mixed 221 259% 432 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 209%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 4ATS1G64HZ-2G6E1 Samsung M471A1K43DB1-CTD 16GB 550 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 21.5 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 24.8 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 83%

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

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System: Asus VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X531FL_S531FL

CPU
Core i5-8265UIntelBench 53%, 87,841 samples	62x
Core i7-8565UIntelBench 55%, 81,207 samples	41x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620IntelBench 5%, 178,291 samples	65x
GeForce MX250NvidiaBench 14%, 8,806 samples	38x

SSD
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBIntel $56Bench 156%, 162,275 samples	40x
WDC PC SN520 SDA 256GBNvmeBench 148%, 3,002 samples	12x
WDC PC SN520 SDA 512GBNvmeBench 169%, 2,949 samples	9x

RAM
4ATS1G64HZ-2G6E1 1x8GBMicronBench 40%, 1,279 samples	20x
4ATF51264HZ-2G3E1 Samsung M471A5244CB0-CTD 8GBMicronBench 56%, 1,078 samples	13x
HMAA1GS6CMR6N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 40%, 1,684 samples	11x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $56

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 $52

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