Acer Aspire E5-521

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive88.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAcer Aspire E5-521  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Larne
Memory7.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366x768x4294967296 szín
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150106
Uptime6 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '20 at 09:20
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-6410 APU R5 Graphics
Socket FT3b, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Memory 57.1
1-Core 36.9
2-Core 73
36% 55.7 Pts
4-Core 130
8-Core 131
18% 130 Pts
64-Core 133
8% 133 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5
Acer(1025 0865) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
2.21% Terrible
Lighting 2.6
Reflection 4.92
Parallax 4.06
2% 3.86 fps
MRender 2.81
Gravity 2.33
Splatting 3.43
2% 2.86 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.21%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 385 380 346 347 336 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Read 453
Write 411
Mixed 392
SusWrite 360
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 50.1
4K Mixed 38.4
124% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 217
163% 218 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.6% Very poor
MC Read 8.2
MC Write 4.6
MC Mixed 6.2
18% 6.33 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 7.8
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 136
29% 136 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 19.6%
Great: 56%

 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

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