Acer Aspire 5738

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 29%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive37.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire 5738  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer JV50
Memory2.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20090220
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '17 at 19:40
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium T4200-$99
U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
29.1% Poor
Memory 48.9
1-Core 26.5
2-Core 35
26% 36.8 Pts
4-Core 56.8
8-Core 48.6
7% 52.7 Pts
64-Core 51.4
3% 51.4 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce G105M
Acer(1025 0205) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 327.2
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
0.72% Terrible
Lighting 0.73
Reflection 1.62
Parallax 0.22
1% 0.86 fps
MRender 2.1
Gravity 0.53
Splatting 1
1% 1.21 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.72%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend MTS400 M.2 128GB-$80
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0918B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
37.8% Below average
Read 259
Write 153
Mixed 194
45% 202 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 33
4K Mixed 11.3
57% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 17.8
DQ Write 41
DQ Mixed 11.9
14% 23.5 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM 15h Reserved
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
13% Very poor
MC Read 5
MC Write 3.9
MC Mixed 4.2
12% 4.37 GB/s
SC Read 2.6
SC Write 3.1
SC Mixed 3
8% 2.9 GB/s
Latency 165
24% 165 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 13%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5738 Builds (Compare 182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5738

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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