Acer Aspire V5-531

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemAcer Aspire V5-531  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire V5-531
Memory1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 11 '16 at 02:49
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron 1017U
CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Memory 90.7
1-Core 34.5
2-Core 61.5
45% 62.2 Pts
4-Core 86.5
8-Core 89
12% 87.8 Pts
64-Core 87.7
5% 87.7 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Acer(1025 072D) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.2867
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
1.51% Terrible
Lighting 1.57
Reflection 1.54
Parallax 1.25
1% 1.45 fps
MRender 3.05
Gravity 0.93
Splatting 3.04
2% 2.34 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.51%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22
400GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 72.8
Write 78.3
Mixed 88.8
61% 80 MB/s
4K Read 0.23
4K Write 0.63
4K Mixed 0.13
35% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR16D3LS1NGG/4G 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
33.5% Below average
MC Read 11
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 10.2
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 9.6
27% 9.5 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire V5-531 Builds (Compare 74 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire V5-531

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