Acer Nitro NP515-51

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics25.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
CPU throttled at 88% 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.
Run History
SystemAcer Nitro NP515-51  (all builds)
MotherboardKBL Buzz_KL
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190109
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '19 at 05:57
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU8%
CPU Throttled 88%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8250U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 215
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 494
57% 446 Pts
64-Core 535
33% 535 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 78%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050 (Mobile)
Acer(1025 121C) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3160
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
25.4% Poor
Lighting 32.6
Reflection 24.9
Parallax 28.8
27% 28.8 fps
MRender 33.1
Gravity 31
Splatting 22.6
23% 28.9 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$55
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 470
Write 446
Mixed 316
91% 410 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 31.3
105% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 272
215% 302 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 104%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
174GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 57 57 57 56 57 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
40.5% Average
Read 82.5
Write 82.3
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 57.4
54% 73 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.3
152% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
62.2% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 17.6
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 21.3
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Nitro NP515-51 Builds (Compare 155 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Nitro NP515-51

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