Acer Aspire A517-51G

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.2% 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 Drive156% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
Run History
SystemAcer Aspire A517-51G  (all builds)
MotherboardKBL Dragonite_KL
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190103
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJul 21 '20 at 14:12
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 27%
CPU Throttled 88%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 108
2-Core 204
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 548
59% 470 Pts
64-Core 273
17% 273 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 81%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce MX250
Acer(1025 121F) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5167
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
17.2% Very poor
Lighting 21.6
Reflection 16.1
Parallax 18.6
18% 18.8 fps
MRender 17.3
Gravity 20.7
Splatting 21.7
16% 19.9 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1014 512GB
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 731 731 736 738 671 637 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
156% Outstanding
Read 610
Write 615
Mixed 482
SusWrite 707
136% 604 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 41.2
175% 71.1 MB/s
DQ Read 834
DQ Write 760
DQ Mixed 696
550% 763 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 156%
Great: 213%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
325GB free
Firmware: AM0B1J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 106 107 107 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 100
Write 101
Mixed 34.5
SusWrite 106
62% 85.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A5244BB0-CRC Kingston ACR24D4S7S8MB-4 8GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
65.2% Good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 19.2
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 22.1
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire A517-51G Builds (Compare 490 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire A517-51G

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