Acer Aspire E5-521

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive82.1% 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
SystemAcer Aspire E5-521  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Larne
Memory3.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150715
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJul 20 '19 at 18:22
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-6310 APU R4 Graphics
Socket FT3b, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
38% Below average
Memory 58
1-Core 33.9
2-Core 61.1
34% 51 Pts
4-Core 107
8-Core 105
14% 106 Pts
64-Core 105
6% 105 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 38%
Great: 40%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R4
Acer(1025 0865) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
1.36% Terrible
Lighting 1.33
Reflection 3.5
Parallax 2.16
1% 2.33 fps
MRender 2.57
Gravity 1.63
Splatting 2.65
2% 2.29 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.36%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 277 278 281 284 280 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 425
Write 340
Mixed 308
SusWrite 289
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 51.7
4K Mixed 39.5
127% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 168
127% 170 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
915GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 104 105 104 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 98.8
Write 39.3
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 104
52% 71.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
112% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 58%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR16D3LFS1KBG/2G ACR16D3LS1KFG/4G 6GB
1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
MC Read 8.5
MC Write 4.1
MC Mixed 6.9
19% 6.5 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 7.2
18% 6.27 GB/s
Latency 134
30% 134 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire E5-521 Builds (Compare 90 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire E5-521

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 32% - Below average Total price: $38
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