Acer Aspire 5742

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive49.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120813
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 19 '18 at 11:51
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 480
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
45.9% Average
Memory 63.4
1-Core 72.5
2-Core 107
50% 81.1 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 169
22% 168 Pts
64-Core 146
9% 146 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0487) 3.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.64% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 0.92
Parallax 0.66
0% 0.75 fps
MRender 1.1
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.3
1% 0.97 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.64%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RG21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 192 207 197 210 197 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49.5% Average
Read 218
Write 213
Mixed 199
SusWrite 198
47% 207 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 33.3
4K Mixed 20.5
68% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 136
111% 158 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMT351S6CFR8C-PB NT4GC64B8HB0NS-CG 8GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
23.4% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 10.2
24% 8.23 GB/s
SC Read 4.2
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 6.2
14% 4.97 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 25%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5742 Builds (Compare 196 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5742

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