ACER M5640/M3640

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 27%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.05% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive22.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemACER M5640/M3640  (all builds)
MotherboardACER MCP73PV
Memory0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080911
Uptime16.7 Days
Run DateApr 29 '17 at 09:59
Run Duration336 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 99%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E4500-$130
SOCKET775 M/B, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
27.3% Poor
Memory 49
1-Core 15.9
2-Core 25.2
23% 30 Pts
4-Core 35.5
8-Core 34.5
5% 35 Pts
64-Core 30.1
2% 30.1 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 27.3%
Great: 39%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
Sapphire(174B E164) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.05% Terrible
Lighting 1.33
Reflection 1.62
Parallax 1.62
1% 1.52 fps
MRender 1.57
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 1.22
1% 1.21 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.05%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 541A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
22.7% Poor
Read 86.9
Write 73.2
Mixed 78.6
18% 79.6 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 37.9
4K Mixed 6.27
48% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 12.6
DQ Write 38.6
DQ Mixed 6.8
11% 19.3 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 73%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
298GB free
Firmware: 51.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 87.7
Write 64.5
Mixed 67.3
55% 73.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.19
74% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 67%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150
43GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
25.7% Poor
Read 47.4
Write 41.9
Mixed 38.4
32% 42.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.19
4K Write 1.41
4K Mixed 0.17
53% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 25.7%
Great: 55%
Hitachi HDT725050VLA 500GB
38GB free
Firmware: V56O Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
23.9% Poor
Read 42.3
Write 40.6
Mixed 38.3
30% 40.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.28
84% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 41%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9
9GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
9.93% Terrible
Read 32.9
Write 10.8
Mixed 9.39
18% 17.7 MB/s
4K Read 4.27
4K Write 0.59
4K Mixed 0.01
36% 1.62 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.93%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
6.15% Terrible
MC Read 1.6
MC Write 1.6
MC Mixed 1.8
5% 1.67 GB/s
SC Read 1.8
SC Write 1.5
SC Mixed 0.3
3% 1.2 GB/s
Latency 164
24% 164 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 6.15%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5640/M3640 Builds (Compare 3 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: ACER M5640/M3640

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $100
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