Acer Aspire A517-51G

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics10.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive72.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 92% 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.
Run History
SystemAcer Aspire A517-51G  (all builds)
MotherboardKBL Dragonite_KL
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170615
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 20 '18 at 10:34
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 37%
CPU Throttled 92%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Memory 68.5
1-Core 84.1
2-Core 164
60% 106 Pts
4-Core 268
8-Core 270
36% 269 Pts
64-Core 271
17% 271 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia 940MX
Acer(1025 121F) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8873
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Lighting 13.9
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 11.7
11% 11.9 fps
MRender 12.4
Gravity 13.3
Splatting 8.7
9% 11.4 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GB
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0MA020 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 484
Write 406
Mixed 456
100% 449 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 16.2
88% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 23.6
DQ Write 71.7
DQ Mixed 16.3
22% 37.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AO1P21FC8T1-BQXS 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33% Below average
MC Read 13
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 9.8
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 8.7
24% 8.4 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 33%
Great: 40%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire A517-51G Builds (Compare 490 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire A517-51G

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