Acer Aspire E5-522

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 39.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.29% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire E5-522  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Nami_CZL
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150915
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 27 '17 at 03:45
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-7410 APU (2015 M.Ca)
Socket FP4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
39.8% Below average
Memory 57.7
1-Core 37.1
2-Core 73.2
36% 56 Pts
4-Core 129
8-Core 131
17% 130 Pts
64-Core 134
8% 134 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5
Acer(1025 0960) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.4.3
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
2.29% Terrible
Lighting 2.63
Reflection 5.15
Parallax 3.81
2% 3.87 fps
MRender 3.19
Gravity 2.23
Splatting 3.78
3% 3.07 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.29%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AM001J Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 99.3
Write 109
Mixed 98.2
77% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.29
4K Mixed 0.19
63% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 1 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
20.8% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 4.9
MC Mixed 7.1
20% 6.93 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 7.2
17% 6.1 GB/s
Latency 135
30% 135 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 20.8%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire E5-522 Builds (Compare 27 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire E5-522

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $52
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