Acer Switch SA5-271

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics3% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive51.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
SystemAcer Switch SA5-271  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Hawaii
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 15 '17 at 13:57
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
29.3% Poor
Memory 45.1
1-Core 32.5
2-Core 55.7
29% 44.4 Pts
4-Core 73.8
8-Core 185
15% 129 Pts
64-Core 197
12% 197 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Acer(1025 111E) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4454
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
3% Terrible
Lighting 3.13
Reflection 4.65
Parallax 3.03
3% 3.61 fps
MRender 4.29
Gravity 2.73
Splatting 6.43
4% 4.48 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon CV1-8B256 256GB
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: G881201 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 488
Write 340
Mixed 407
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 9.31
4K Write 16.6
4K Mixed 6.13
31% 10.7 MB/s
DQ Read 10
DQ Write 92
DQ Mixed 10.7
20% 37.5 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 98%
Seagate USB 3.0 Cable 1TB
931GB free, PID 5030
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 113
Write 104
Mixed 106
138% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 0.2
53% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 58%
SDHC Card 16GB
3GB free, PID null
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
8.46% Terrible
Read 27.7
Write 11.8
Mixed 12.7
19% 17.4 MB/s
4K Read 3.42
4K Write 0.35
4K Mixed 0.3
35% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.46%
Great: 24%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
44.7% Average
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 18.9
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 10.9
30% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 180
22% 180 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Switch SA5-271 Builds (Compare 96 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Switch SA5-271

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback