Asus UX31A

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 49.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.37% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130307
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '18 at 09:14
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	49%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 above expectations (61^st percentile)	49.5% Average	Memory 70.8 1-Core 50.8 2-Core 86.7 45% 69.4 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 163 22% 164 Pts	64-Core 161 10% 161 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.5% 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. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.37% Terrible	Lighting 3.87 Reflection 3.58 Parallax 2.66 3% 3.37 fps	MRender 3.24 Gravity 2.13 Splatting 7.35 4% 4.24 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.37% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk mSATA SD5SE2256G1002E 256GB 860 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10.04.02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 7757 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6752 (A7) Unknown 100 100 25 (A8) Unknown 100 100 381 (A9) Unknown 100 100 312 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 297 (AE) Unknown 100 100 396 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 51 72 309238628401 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 2394 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2394 (F1) Unknown 253 253 59677185696 (F2) Unknown 253 253 53451537386 (F3) Unknown 100 100 1107296257	56.9% Above average	Read 420 Write 283 Mixed 310 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 37.4 4K Mixed 14.7 66% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 17.2 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 9.5 25% 49.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 89%
Kingston DataTraveler R3.0 USB 3.0 16GB-$15 505 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 6GB free, PID 168e Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 185 Write 35.7 Mixed 37.8 80% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.38 4K Write 0.38 4K Mixed 0.07 39% 2.28 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida 2x4GB 4,362 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	51.2% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17.1 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 14.3 36% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 99.4 40% 99.4 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 59%

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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 $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