Acer Nitro AN515-42

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics4.49% 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 (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 80% 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 Nitro AN515-42  (all builds)
MotherboardRR Freed_RRS
Memory1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190211
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 19 '19 at 10:38
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 66%
CPU Throttled 80%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
FP5, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
34.5% Below average
Memory 46
1-Core 44.8
2-Core 81.5
35% 57.4 Pts
4-Core 125
8-Core 261
22% 193 Pts
64-Core 205
13% 205 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 (Ryzen iGPU)
Acer(1025 125C) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
4.49% Terrible
Lighting 5.47
Reflection 5.69
Parallax 6.94
4% 6.03 fps
MRender 4.05
Gravity 5.17
Splatting 6.87
5% 5.36 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 4.49%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
891GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 41 94 92 97 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 102
Write 89.9
Mixed 55
SusWrite 83.2
60% 82.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.7
175% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
38.6% Below average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 13.2
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 9
23% 8.03 GB/s
Latency 176
23% 176 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Nitro AN515-42 Builds (Compare 857 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Nitro AN515-42

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