Acer Aspire 5742

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 45.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive38.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120813
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJan 21 '20 at 00:44
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 450
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
45.2% Average
Memory 64.6
1-Core 65.9
2-Core 93.2
47% 74.6 Pts
4-Core 152
8-Core 152
20% 152 Pts
64-Core 155
10% 155 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0487) 3.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.63% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 0.92
Parallax 0.66
0% 0.75 fps
MRender 1.05
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.3
1% 0.95 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.63%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250
236GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 152 163 170 163 166 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
38.2% Below average
Read 217
Write 206
Mixed 196
SusWrite 164
44% 196 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 12.8
4K Mixed 13.4
47% 13.8 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 71.5
DQ Mixed 86
71% 103 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 65%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB
3GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 2.8 2.5 2.9 3.2 2.9 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
4.11% Terrible
Read 15.5
Write 3.2
Mixed 4
SusWrite 2.9
7% 6.4 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0
18% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.11%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMT351S6CFR8C-PB M471B5273DH0-CH9 8GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
24% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 10.3
24% 8.3 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 6.2
16% 5.73 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 24%
Great: 24%

 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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