Acer Aspire 7740

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 40.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire 7740  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 7740
Memory1.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20091225
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '20 at 08:37
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 330
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
40.4% Average
Memory 60.9
1-Core 50.2
2-Core 92.5
42% 67.9 Pts
4-Core 117
8-Core 118
16% 117 Pts
64-Core 117
7% 117 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6500M
Acer(1025 0347) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
4.19% Terrible
Lighting 5.33
Reflection 6.04
Parallax 4.31
4% 5.23 fps
MRender 5.1
Gravity 3.6
Splatting 5.3
4% 4.67 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.19%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 37 149 141 138 149 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 240GB
92GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 21 19 20 21 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
13% Very poor
Read 21.4
Write 20.4
Mixed 20.9
SusWrite 20
15% 20.7 MB/s
4K Read 6.1
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 5.9
1,015% 5.9 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273BH1-CF8 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 533 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.5% Poor
MC Read 7
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 9.6
22% 7.73 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 5.8
16% 5.67 GB/s
Latency 125
32% 125 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 7740 Builds (Compare 57 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 7740

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $54
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