Acer Nitro AN515-31

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	6.22% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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.

System	Acer Nitro AN515-31 (all builds)
Motherboard	KBL Freed_KL
Memory	6.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180108
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '19 at 09:01
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 89.4 1-Core 83.2 2-Core 210 72% 128 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 313 53% 374 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Acer(1025 1220) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4749 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	6.22% Terrible	Lighting 6.5 Reflection 14.5 Parallax 0.09 5% 7.04 fps	MRender 8.52 Gravity 6.23 Splatting 13.2 8% 9.32 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.22% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 511 271 114 127 109 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 804 Write 566 Mixed 552 SusWrite 207 118% 532 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 45.1 152% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 431 DQ Mixed 324 254% 344 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 157%
Intel 540s Series 240GB 7,812 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 86GB free Firmware: LSF036C SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 116 105 104 104 104 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 458 Write 344 Mixed 294 SusWrite 116 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 64.7 4K Mixed 40.7 132% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 149 130% 198 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA851S6AFR6N-UH Kingston 9905624-044.A00G 12GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	53.9% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 14.5 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 17.9 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 65%

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Acer Nitro AN515-31

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	241x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	29x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	191x
MX150-0NvidiaBench 14%, 29,453 samples	79x

SSD
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $49Bench 116%, 58,154 samples	16x
RBUSNS8180S3128GI1 128GBKingstonBench 61%, 1,245 samples	6x
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBIntel $119Bench 128%, 20,782 samples	5x

RAM
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 04CB AM1P24HC4R1-BUNS 8GBHynixBench 61%, 3,470 samples	56x
4ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 Kingston ACR24D4S7S8MB-4 8GBMicronBench 61%, 1,372 samples	42x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 8GBHynixBench 59%, 1,357 samples	39x

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Value: 26% - Poor

Total price: $49

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16