Acer Aspire E5-521

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 26.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAcer Aspire E5-521  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Larne
Memory1.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140527
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 17 '19 at 22:36
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-6310 APU R4 Graphics
Socket FT3b, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
26.5% Poor
Memory 32.4
1-Core 35.5
2-Core 71.7
27% 46.5 Pts
4-Core 117
8-Core 138
16% 127 Pts
64-Core 129
8% 129 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 26.5%
Great: 40%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
692GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 74 69 67 69 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 90.6
Write 88.6
Mixed 58.8
SusWrite 70.1
57% 77 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 62%
MUSHKIN MKNUFDAM64GB 64GB
22GB free, PID 5500
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 16 12 15 17 13 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
7.58% Terrible
Read 25.7
Write 4.2
Mixed 8.6
SusWrite 13.8
15% 13.1 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.7
37% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 7.58%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR16D3LFS1KBG/2G ACR16D3LS1KFG/4G 6GB
1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
9.79% Terrible
MC Read 3.9
MC Write 2.4
MC Mixed 3.2
9% 3.17 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 2.1
SC Mixed 3.3
8% 2.97 GB/s
Latency 241
17% 241 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 9.79%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire E5-521 Builds (Compare 90 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire E5-521

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 32% - Below average Total price: $38
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