Acer Aspire 5742

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 44.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive53.9% 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.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120813
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateApr 29 '20 at 14:02
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 370-$167
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
44.1% Average
Memory 63.8
1-Core 58.5
2-Core 102
46% 74.6 Pts
4-Core 145
8-Core 135
19% 140 Pts
64-Core 141
9% 141 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0487) 3.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.82% Terrible
Lighting 0.87
Reflection 1.08
Parallax 0.81
1% 0.92 fps
MRender 1.38
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 1.65
1% 1.23 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.82%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 208 207 210 218 215 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
53.9% Above average
Read 228
Write 217
Mixed 208
SusWrite 208
49% 216 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 31.3
4K Mixed 24.6
76% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 180
136% 182 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BF160B.M16F 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.4% Poor
MC Read 7.6
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 9.7
23% 8.03 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 6.3
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5742 Builds (Compare 196 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5742

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 44% - Average Total price: $158
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