Acer Aspire 5742G

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 45.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.64% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAcer Aspire 5742G  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742G
Memory1.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110121
Uptime17.8 Days
Run DateJul 28 '19 at 19:02
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 480
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
45.3% Average
Memory 64.6
1-Core 66.4
2-Core 102
48% 77.5 Pts
4-Core 151
8-Core 161
21% 156 Pts
64-Core 154
10% 154 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0488) 1.8GB
Driver: Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.64% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 4.62
Parallax 0.66
0% 1.98 fps
MRender 1.1
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.3
1% 0.97 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.64%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 17 26 17 16 16 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
15.4% Very poor
Read 35
Write 20.3
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 18.5
18% 24.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.4
70% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ21UE8BFU0-DJ-F 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.6% Poor
MC Read 7.2
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 9.5
22% 7.8 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 5.6
15% 5.17 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5742G Builds (Compare 543 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5742G

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