Acer Switch SA5-271

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.77% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive57.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Switch SA5-271  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Hawaii
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180416
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 28 '20 at 06:58
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User QAT-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Memory 70.2
1-Core 85
2-Core 147
59% 101 Pts
4-Core 224
8-Core 229
30% 227 Pts
64-Core 211
13% 211 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Acer(1025 111E) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4691
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
5.77% Terrible
Lighting 6.03
Reflection 8.46
Parallax 5.44
5% 6.64 fps
MRender 7.81
Gravity 5.43
Splatting 12.5
7% 8.59 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.77%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS512G39TND-N210A 512GB
332GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30001P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 322 353 346 384 386 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
57.9% Above average
Read 248
Write 128
Mixed 227
SusWrite 354
54% 239 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 47.8
4K Mixed 12.1
67% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 31.4
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 151
116% 150 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron MT52L512M32D2PF-10 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.1% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.4
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 10.9
27% 9.6 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Switch SA5-271 Builds (Compare 96 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Switch SA5-271

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