Acer Aspire TC-280

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 47.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.1% 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.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAcer Aspire TC-280  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire TC-280
Memory7.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160426
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateSep 17 '19 at 22:09
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-7800 APU (2014 D.Ka)
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
47.4% Average
Memory 63.6
1-Core 57.7
2-Core 102
46% 74.4 Pts
4-Core 182
8-Core 186
24% 184 Pts
64-Core 185
12% 185 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 1800
Nvidia(10DE 062C) 768MB
Ram: 768MB, Driver: 342.0
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
4.1% Terrible
Lighting 5.07
Reflection 7.23
Parallax 1.66
4% 4.65 fps
MRender 7.24
Gravity 3.5
Splatting 4.43
4% 5.06 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.1%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 87 129 131 140 144 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Read 146
Write 151
Mixed 83.7
SusWrite 124
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.5% Poor
MC Read 11.8
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 11.8
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 8.7
19% 6.7 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire TC-280 Builds (Compare 44 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire TC-280

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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