Acer, Aspire 4520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 27.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive38.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemAcer, Aspire 4520  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer, Mono
Memory1.2 GB free of 2 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080514
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 20 '19 at 11:31
Run Duration590 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core TK-55
Socket M2/S1G1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
27.7% Poor
Memory 47.2
1-Core 25.4
2-Core 48.3
27% 40.3 Pts
4-Core 50.2
8-Core 48.9
7% 49.6 Pts
64-Core 50.1
3% 50.1 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 48 48 44 56 MB/s
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
38.7% Below average
Read 236
Write 178
Mixed 187
SusWrite 94.5
39% 174 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 35.9
4K Mixed 17.3
74% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 34.9
DQ Write 16.3
DQ Mixed 8.6
11% 19.9 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x1GB
2 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR2
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
12.7% Very poor
MC Read 4
MC Write 3.9
MC Mixed 4.3
12% 4.07 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 4.3
11% 3.83 GB/s
Latency 171
23% 171 ns
Poor: 6%
This bench: 12.7%
Great: 20%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 4520 Builds (Compare 1 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete

System: Acer, Aspire 4520

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