Acer Aspire MC605

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.13% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire MC605  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire MC605
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121121
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 26 '17 at 14:31
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G2020-$92
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
52% Above average
Memory 77.5
1-Core 46.1
2-Core 130
51% 84.5 Pts
4-Core 159
8-Core 139
20% 149 Pts
64-Core 159
10% 159 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 620
Sapphire(174B 0620) 2GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
2.13% Terrible
Lighting 2.57
Reflection 3.12
Parallax 1.97
2% 2.55 fps
MRender 3.29
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 2.52
2% 2.74 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.13%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
590GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 162
Mixed 138
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.52
4K Mixed 0.27
110% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR512X64D3U16C11G 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.5% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.9
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 13.2
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire MC605 Builds (Compare 291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire MC605

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $114
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