Acer Aspire 5742G

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory3GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742G  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742G
Memory1.3 GB free of 3 GB @ 1.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 02 '18 at 00:24
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 450
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
46.3% Average
Memory 64.1
1-Core 67
2-Core 111
49% 80.6 Pts
4-Core 167
8-Core 167
22% 167 Pts
64-Core 166
10% 166 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 420M
Acer(1025 0488) 1GB
Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9135
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
1.72% Terrible
Lighting 1.63
Reflection 3.46
Parallax 1.88
1% 2.32 fps
MRender 4.33
Gravity 3.03
Splatting 2.17
2% 3.18 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.72%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50
241GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 41 38 42 44 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
32.8% Below average
Read 71.7
Write 62.5
Mixed 38
SusWrite 42.4
40% 53.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown ACR128X64D3S1333C9 ACR256X64D3S1333C9 3GB
1067, 1067 MHz
1024, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
24% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 9.9
23% 8.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 5.6
SC Mixed 6.4
18% 6.27 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 24%
Great: 24%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5742G Builds (Compare 543 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5742G

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