Acer Aspire E1-531

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
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 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 44.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.61% 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.
Very high background CPU (95%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 68% 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.
SystemAcer Aspire E1-531  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer EA50_HC_HR
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121228
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 07 '17 at 19:53
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU 95%
CPU Throttled 68%

 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 B960
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
44.5% Average
Memory 81.5
1-Core 25
2-Core 40.3
37% 48.9 Pts
4-Core 52.9
8-Core 23.8
6% 38.3 Pts
64-Core 68.3
4% 68.3 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)
Acer(1025 0649) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
0.61% Terrible
Lighting 0.63
Reflection 0.88
Parallax 0.56
0% 0.69 fps
MRender 1.19
Gravity 0.47
Splatting 1.22
1% 0.96 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.61%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR10002 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
45% Average
Read 88.3
Write 68.6
Mixed 72.3
57% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.32
79% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 45%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston SNY1600S11-4G-EDEG Nanya NT4GC64B8HB0NS-CG 8GB
1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
30.4% Below average
MC Read 9.9
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 12.7
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 6
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 77.9
51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire E1-531 Builds (Compare 421 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire E1-531

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