Acer, Aspire 4520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 21.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive41.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer, Aspire 4520  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer, Mono
Memory0.6 GB free of 2 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080514
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 16 '17 at 01:29
Run Duration743 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology MK-38
Socket M2/S1G1, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
21.4% Poor
Memory 39.6
1-Core 20.9
2-Core 17.8
20% 26.1 Pts
4-Core 20.4
8-Core 20.6
3% 20.5 Pts
64-Core 20.7
1% 20.7 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 21.4%
Great: 42%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 256GB
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JURA0101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41.3% Average
Read 241
Write 201
Mixed 225
50% 223 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 32.2
4K Mixed 12.6
60% 20.8 MB/s
DQ Read 21.6
DQ Write 44.3
DQ Mixed 17.8
18% 27.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 109%
Ricoh SD/MMC Disk Device 8GB
2GB free
Firmware: 01
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
2.6% Terrible
Read 5.11
Write 3.51
Mixed 3.87
3% 4.16 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.17
66% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.6%
Great: 12%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB
186GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
13.7% Very poor
Read 31.8
Write 27.6
Mixed 28.1
37% 29.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 0.97
4K Mixed 0.18
40% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 13.7%
Great: 44%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB
4GB free, PID 1665
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
4% Terrible
Read 18.8
Write 2.8
Mixed 5.24
8% 8.93 MB/s
4K Read 2.63
4K Write 0.02
4K Mixed 0.01
11% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR2
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
7.84% Terrible
MC Read 2.4
MC Write 2.5
MC Mixed 2.3
7% 2.4 GB/s
SC Read 1.7
SC Write 2.4
SC Mixed 2
6% 2.03 GB/s
Latency 204
20% 204 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.84%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete

System: Acer, Aspire 4520

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