Acer Aspire 5742G

Performance Results


Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 12% Tree trunk	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.52% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	23.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	The RAM on this system should be upgraded to at least 2GB although on 32bit systems 1GB will suffice as a bare minimum.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Acer Aspire 5742G (all builds)
Motherboard	Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory	0.2 GB free of 1 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20100824
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '18 at 17:45
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 M 460-$130 18,336 User benchmarks, average bench 40% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Memory 66.5 1-Core 68 2-Core 119 51% 84.4 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 176 24% 176 Pts	64-Core 173 11% 173 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 420M 1,922 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Acer(1025 0487) 2GB CLim: 500 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.54 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	2.52% Terrible	Lighting 3.07 Reflection 3.54 Parallax 1.84 2% 2.82 fps	MRender 4.48 Gravity 3.1 Splatting 2.22 3% 3.26 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.52% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE3000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 15 (A5) Unknown 100 100 12 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3 (A9) Unknown 100 100 133 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 8 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 40 171798691877 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 12886212611 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 21 (EA) Unknown 100 100 67 (F1) Unknown 100 100 31 (F2) Unknown 100 100 14 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	23.2% Poor	Read 260 Write 78.5 Mixed 130 34% 156 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 3.23 26% 8.39 MB/s	DQ Read 12.6 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 3.49 5% 8.78 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 55%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 416GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 32 (03) Spinup time 185 151 1708 (04) Start/Stop count 66 66 34792 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 14860 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5244 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 3959 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 468 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 1275344 (C2) HDA temperature 119 92 28 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	41.3% Average	Read 72.3 Write 71.7 Mixed 70.3 54% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.11 4K Mixed 0.36 80% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ10UE8BDS0-DJ-F 1x1GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 1 of 2 slots used 1GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	18.1% Very poor	MC Read 6.3 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 6 18% 6.3 GB/s	SC Read 1.4 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 0.3 7% 2.4 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 18%

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

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 39%

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Workstation 2%

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System: Acer Aspire 5742G

CPU
Core i3 M 370Intel $167Bench 39%, 23,407 samples	120x
Core i5 M 460Intel $130Bench 40%, 18,336 samples	119x
Core i5 M 480IntelBench 41%, 16,023 samples	94x

GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	211x
GeForce GT 420MNvidiaBench 2%, 1,922 samples	147x
Mobility Radeon HD 5470ATIBench 1%, 14,621 samples	126x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	19x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	12x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	12x

RAM
ACR256X64D3S1333C9 2x2GBKingstonBench 29%, 3,134 samples	47x
M471B5673FH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 5,297 samples	38x
M471B5773CHS-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 8,570 samples	30x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $195

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16