Acer Nitro AN515-42

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive34.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 80% 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 Nitro AN515-42  (all builds)
MotherboardRR Freed_RRS
Memory4.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200618
Uptime9.7 Days
Run DateSep 19 '20 at 22:16
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 27%
CPU Throttled 80%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
FP5, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
35.7% Below average
Memory 45.9
1-Core 43.9
2-Core 77
34% 55.6 Pts
4-Core 138
8-Core 240
23% 189 Pts
64-Core 231
14% 231 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS480G2G0B-00EPW0 480GB
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UK500000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 15 86 41 33 3.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
34.1% Below average
Read 379
Write 280
Mixed 251
SusWrite 56.1
54% 241 MB/s
4K Read 8.6
4K Write 19.7
4K Mixed 12.1
39% 13.5 MB/s
DQ Read 98.6
DQ Write 48.1
DQ Mixed 43.9
40% 63.5 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 59%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
243GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 102 101 104 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 127
Write 116
Mixed 23.3
SusWrite 102
66% 92.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 75%
Adata HV320 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 13 14 14 13 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 128
Write 13.5
Mixed 26
SusWrite 13.8
33% 45.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.3
95% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AO1P26KC8T1-BPXS 16GB
2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
63.9% Good
MC Read 27
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 26.1
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 10.8
28% 9.7 GB/s
Latency 177
23% 177 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Nitro AN515-42 Builds (Compare 858 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Nitro AN515-42

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