Acer Aspire 5742Z

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive33.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742Z  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742Z
Memory0.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100824
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 26 '18 at 12:45
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium P6100
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
36.3% Below average
Memory 57.4
1-Core 45.3
2-Core 80.4
38% 61 Pts
4-Core 91.8
8-Core 86.9
12% 89.4 Pts
64-Core 89.4
6% 89.4 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0487) 1GB
Driver: igdumdx32.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.84% Terrible
Lighting 0.9
Reflection 1.08
Parallax 0.84
1% 0.94 fps
MRender 1.38
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 1.65
1% 1.23 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.84%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Read 205
Write 123
Mixed 160
36% 163 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 35.9
4K Mixed 9.06
53% 20 MB/s
DQ Read 19.7
DQ Write 60.3
DQ Mixed 12.2
17% 30.7 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21.1% Poor
MC Read 7.3
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 8.8
22% 7.53 GB/s
SC Read 4.1
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 3
11% 4 GB/s
Latency 136
30% 136 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 21.1%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5742Z Builds (Compare 108 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 18%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5742Z

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 15% - Very poor Total price: $25
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