Acer Aspire 5738

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 40.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive62.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire 5738  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer JV50_MV
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100924
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '20 at 03:29
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T9300-$70
U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
40.3% Average
Memory 69.9
1-Core 32.9
2-Core 57.7
37% 53.5 Pts
4-Core 65.1
8-Core 66.3
9% 65.7 Pts
64-Core 68.7
4% 68.7 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 42%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
Acer(1025 0205) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
3.99% Terrible
Lighting 4.7
Reflection 6.81
Parallax 3.03
4% 4.85 fps
MRender 5.19
Gravity 3.23
Splatting 6.74
4% 5.05 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.99%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0518BS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 228 231 239 241 238 MB/s
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
62.2% Good
Read 251
Write 245
Mixed 229
SusWrite 229
54% 239 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 50.1
4K Mixed 31
101% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 152
113% 147 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 107%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
334GB free
Firmware: AM0P1D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 87 89 87 88 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 100
Write 95.3
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 87.3
58% 79.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM 15h Reserved
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
15.3% Very poor
MC Read 5.7
MC Write 4
MC Mixed 4.1
13% 4.6 GB/s
SC Read 4.5
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 3.9
12% 4.1 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 15.3%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5738 Builds (Compare 182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5738

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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