Acer Aspire 4738

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 16%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 24.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.7% 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.
Memory3GB 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. 3GB 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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 36% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemAcer Aspire 4738  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer JE41_CP
Memory0.6 GB free of 3 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101006
Uptime5.2 Days
Run DateApr 30 '17 at 23:06
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 33%
CPU Throttled 36%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 380-$130
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 0.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
24.4% Poor
Memory 41.6
1-Core 18.1
2-Core 36.2
22% 32 Pts
4-Core 43.5
8-Core 46.9
6% 45.2 Pts
64-Core 53.7
3% 53.7 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0482) 1.2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.7% Terrible
Lighting 0.77
Reflection 1.04
Parallax 0.81
1% 0.87 fps
MRender 1.24
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 1.13
1% 1.01 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.7%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35
378GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
34.2% Below average
Read 62.5
Write 56.8
Mixed 60.2
45% 59.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.26
4K Write 0.35
4K Mixed 0.15
34% 0.25 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown ACR128X64D3S1333C9 NT2GC64B88B0NS-CG 3GB
1067, 1067 MHz
1024, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
16.4% Very poor
MC Read 5.5
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 6.3
17% 5.8 GB/s
SC Read 4
SC Write 3.2
SC Mixed 4.4
11% 3.87 GB/s
Latency 195
20% 195 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 4738 Builds (Compare 41 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 4738

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