Acer Aspire E5-521G

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
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 (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemAcer Aspire E5-521G  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Larne
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140527
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 27 '17 at 05:24
Run Duration297 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU 62%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-6410 APU R5 Graphics
Socket FT3b, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
27.7% Poor
Memory 44.2
1-Core 21.2
2-Core 39.1
24% 34.8 Pts
4-Core 66.3
8-Core 73.2
9% 69.8 Pts
64-Core 83.4
5% 83.4 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5
Acer(1025 0865) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
722GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 101
Write 102
Mixed 95.3
75% 99.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.17
69% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-YK0 Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
11.6% Very poor
MC Read 4.7
MC Write 2.6
MC Mixed 4.1
11% 3.8 GB/s
SC Read 2.7
SC Write 2.8
SC Mixed 3.3
8% 2.93 GB/s
Latency 184
22% 184 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire E5-521G Builds (Compare 43 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire E5-521G

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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