Acer Aspire 5742G

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 42% Speed boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 42.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.39% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Acer Aspire 5742G (all builds)
Motherboard	Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory	1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100824
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '20 at 19:22
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 M 460-$130 18,336 User benchmarks, average bench 40% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	42.8% Average	Memory 62.7 1-Core 55.3 2-Core 92.7 44% 70.2 Pts	4-Core 133 8-Core 144 18% 139 Pts	64-Core 151 9% 151 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 420M 1,922 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Acer(1025 0487) 2GB CLim: 500 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	2.39% Terrible	Lighting 2.9 Reflection 3.35 Parallax 2.53 2% 2.93 fps	MRender 4.19 Gravity 3.03 Splatting 2.17 2% 3.13 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.39% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$71 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0801A SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 185 172 59 87 68 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.9% Below average	Read 198 Write 124 Mixed 101 SusWrite 110 30% 133 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 18.7 4K Mixed 16.3 54% 16.7 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 55 DQ Mixed 79.4 70% 110 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 127%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston ACR256X64D3S1333C9 2x2GB 3,134 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	21.9% Poor	MC Read 7.3 MC Write 6.2 MC Mixed 9.2 22% 7.57 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 4.2 SC Mixed 4.9 14% 4.9 GB/s	Latency 120 33% 120 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Aspire 5742G Builds (Compare 543 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 39%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5742G

CPU
Core i3 M 370Intel $167Bench 39%, 23,407 samples	120x
Core i5 M 460Intel $130Bench 40%, 18,336 samples	119x
Core i5 M 480IntelBench 41%, 16,023 samples	94x

GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	211x
GeForce GT 420MNvidiaBench 2%, 1,922 samples	147x
Mobility Radeon HD 5470ATIBench 1%, 14,621 samples	126x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	19x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	12x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	12x

RAM
ACR256X64D3S1333C9 2x2GBKingstonBench 29%, 3,134 samples	47x
M471B5673FH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 5,297 samples	38x
M471B5773CHS-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 8,570 samples	30x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $195

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16