Acer Aspire A515-51G

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 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 51%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.46% 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.
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 90% 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 Aspire A515-51G  (all builds)
MotherboardKBL Charmander_KL
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180808
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 23 '19 at 14:19
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 37%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8550U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.75 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
51% Above average
Memory 67.8
1-Core 45.7
2-Core 101
44% 71.6 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 278
29% 232 Pts
64-Core 289
18% 289 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 51%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Acer(1025 1193) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4815
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
4.46% Terrible
Lighting 7.33
Reflection 10
Parallax 7.06
6% 8.14 fps
MRender 6.57
Gravity 0.03
Splatting 0.04
2% 2.22 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.46%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: ACM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 7.7 8.8 6.6 11 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
5.17% Terrible
Read 6.5
Write 13.8
Mixed 10
SusWrite 11.4
8% 10.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.2
34% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 5.17%
Great: 67%
WD Elements 2TB
299GB free, PID 10b8
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 43 39 50 54 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Read 10
Write 12
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 42.3
38% 25 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.2
21% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR26D4S9S8MH-8 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33% Below average
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 9.9
32% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 10.7
27% 9.53 GB/s
Latency 107
38% 107 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 33%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire A515-51G Builds (Compare 2,927 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire A515-51G

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