Asus ZenBook UX331FA_UX331FA

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	4.05% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	125% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). 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 UX331FA_UX331FA (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK UX331FA
Memory	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191016
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '21 at 07:14
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	35%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^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 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Memory 48 1-Core 55.7 2-Core 168 48% 90.7 Pts	4-Core 129 8-Core 116 17% 123 Pts	64-Core 140 9% 140 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 178,291 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 1A91) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	4.05% Terrible	Lighting 5.4 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 3.2 4% 3.67 fps	MRender 4.3 Gravity 3.1 Splatting 4.7 3% 4.03 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.05% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1002 256GB 16,774 User benchmarks, average bench 141% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20110000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 409 415 410 400 419 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 817 Write 651 Mixed 692 SusWrite 423 145% 646 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 42.6 160% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 494 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 383 289% 393 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 187%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 22GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 32 27 31 33 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 28 Write 11.2 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 28.5 32% 24 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.6 67% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung K4E6E304EC-EGCG 2x4GB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	46.9% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 16.6 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 15.1 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 168 24% 168 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 85%

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

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Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

System: Asus ZenBook UX331FA_UX331FA

CPU
Core i5-8265UIntelBench 53%, 87,841 samples	31x
Core i7-8565UIntelBench 55%, 81,207 samples	12x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620IntelBench 5%, 178,291 samples	43x

SSD
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBIntel $60Bench 156%, 162,275 samples	31x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1002 256GBWDCBench 141%, 16,774 samples	12x

RAM
K4E6E304EC-EGCG 2x4GBSamsungBench 68%, 8,402 samples	31x
MT52L512M32D2PF-09 2x4GBMicronBench 67%, 6,726 samples	12x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $60

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16