Acer Aspire GX-281

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics82.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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 (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire GX-281  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire GX-281
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170601
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateSep 18 '19 at 12:22
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 80%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 73
1-Core 104
2-Core 207
71% 128 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 674
66% 540 Pts
64-Core 840
52% 840 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Sapphire(174B 1071) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.5% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 112
Parallax 104
84% 106 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 95.7
Splatting 100
80% 97.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 547
Write 550
Mixed 483
118% 527 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 75.9
4K Mixed 40.4
134% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 437
DQ Mixed 312
249% 342 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
195GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 143 145 143 145 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Read 148
Write 96.7
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 144
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FHD1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
83.9% Excellent
MC Read 33.4
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 29.3
87% 30.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 24
72% 25 GB/s
Latency 94.6
42% 94.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire GX-281 Builds (Compare 223 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

System: Acer Aspire GX-281

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $269
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