Acer Aspire 5740

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 (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 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 44.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive23.1% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemAcer Aspire 5740  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5740
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100812
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 30 '16 at 07:47
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 430
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
44.7% Average
Memory 63.8
1-Core 61.8
2-Core 108
48% 78 Pts
4-Core 149
8-Core 149
20% 149 Pts
64-Core 148
9% 148 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Acer(1025 033E) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1003
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 115GB
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.35 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
23.1% Poor
Read 118
Write 55.9
Mixed 73
18% 82.4 MB/s
4K Read 9.55
4K Write 25.5
4K Mixed 8.41
39% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 86.9
DQ Write 62.9
DQ Mixed 24.6
32% 58.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 49%
StoreJet Transcend 750GB
136GB free, PID 5106
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Read 27.3
Write 22.4
Mixed 23.6
31% 24.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 0.56
4K Mixed 0.29
31% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 51264Y133I HYN 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1334 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.3% Poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 10.3
24% 8.37 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 6.1
17% 5.97 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 24.3%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5740 Builds (Compare 117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5740

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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