Acer Aspire 5742

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 21%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 47.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.58% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742
Memory0.5 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110314
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 23 '19 at 15:43
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 460-$130
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
47.7% Average
Memory 66.9
1-Core 67.3
2-Core 105
49% 79.6 Pts
4-Core 167
8-Core 164
22% 166 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0487) 763MB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.58% Terrible
Lighting 0.63
Reflection 0.85
Parallax 0.62
0% 0.7 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.04
1% 0.85 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.58%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 37 31 31 42 37 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
29.4% Poor
Read 68.2
Write 53.2
Mixed 40.3
SusWrite 34.2
36% 49 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
94% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 41%
USB Stick 2.0 ME 4GB
0GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 13.9
Write 3.2
Mixed 4.7
7% 7.27 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
18.9% Very poor
MC Read 6.6
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 5.6
18% 6.27 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 2.1
12% 4.23 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 18.9%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5742 Builds (Compare 196 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5742

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