Acer Aspire A517-51G

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive226% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
CPU throttled at 88% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemAcer Aspire A517-51G  (all builds)
MotherboardKBL Dragonite_KL
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '20 at 19:27
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 88%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8250U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 215
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 600
63% 506 Pts
64-Core 416
26% 416 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia MX150-0
Acer(1025 121F) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4187
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
16.4% Very poor
Lighting 21.1
Reflection 14.6
Parallax 17.1
17% 17.6 fps
MRender 16
Gravity 18.8
Splatting 19.6
15% 18.1 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
798GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 617 997 1126 1140 1064 1130 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
226% Outstanding
Read 1,412
Write 1,272
Mixed 941
SusWrite 1,012
260% 1,159 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 72.4
246% 87.1 MB/s
DQ Read 624
DQ Write 796
DQ Mixed 269
326% 563 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 226%
Great: 255%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
891GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 113 115 114 115 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 118
Write 102
Mixed 70.9
SusWrite 110
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.8
199% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 04CB AM1P24HC4R1-BUNS 8GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
68.3% Good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 19.7
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 25.1
68% 24 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 9%
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Desktop
Desktop 53%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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System: Acer Aspire A517-51G

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