Acer TravelMate P278-MG

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.43% 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 Drive38.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 99% 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.
SystemAcer TravelMate P278-MG  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer TravelMate P278-MG
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151016
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 18 '18 at 04:30
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
52% Above average
Memory 87
1-Core 37.1
2-Core 35.4
41% 53.2 Pts
4-Core 102
8-Core 107
14% 104 Pts
64-Core 61.4
4% 61.4 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 52%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Acer(1025 1040) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4550
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.43% Terrible
Lighting 6.77
Reflection 9.73
Parallax 6.34
6% 7.61 fps
MRender 8.57
Gravity 5.7
Splatting 14.1
8% 9.47 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.43%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon CV1-8B128 128GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: G871201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 105 126 127 125 125 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
38.1% Below average
Read 332
Write 173
Mixed 149
SusWrite 124
43% 194 MB/s
4K Read 10.4
4K Write 16.9
4K Mixed 13
41% 13.4 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 85.3
DQ Mixed 96.4
72% 96.4 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
863GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 106 105 105 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 108
Write 97.3
Mixed 46
SusWrite 103
65% 88.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR16D3LS1KNG/8G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.5% Average
MC Read 12.5
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 3.8
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 5.1
16% 5.63 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TravelMate P278-MG Builds (Compare 38 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Acer TravelMate P278-MG

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