Acer Aspire SW5-173

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

CPU throttled at 79% 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.

System	Acer Aspire SW5-173 (all builds)
Motherboard	Acer Crepe
Memory	1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	11.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '20 at 13:51
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	79%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core M-5Y10c 3,050 User benchmarks, average bench 44% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1 GHz, turbo 1.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Memory 80.7 1-Core 64.2 2-Core 97.1 52% 80.7 Pts	4-Core 112 8-Core 139 16% 125 Pts	64-Core 140 9% 140 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Core M HD 5300 7,223 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Acer(1025 101E) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5144 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	2.63% Terrible	Lighting 2.6 Reflection 3.5 Parallax 3.47 2% 3.19 fps	MRender 4.43 Gravity 2.57 Splatting 5.74 4% 4.24 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.63% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Plextor PX-256M8VG 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 216 204 211 202 196 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 73% Great: 101%
HITACHI HTS545050A7E380 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 327GB free, PID ace7 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 90 89 91 91 90 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.6% Below average	Read 87.7 Write 85 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 89 98% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 36%
SDXC Card 197GB 961 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 68GB free, PID null, SanDisk Ultra SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 23 24 23 23 24 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 27.2 Write 25.5 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 22.7 33% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.2 84% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2x2GB 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.8% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 16.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 12.8 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 66%

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Gaming 3%

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Desktop 44%

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Workstation 3%

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System: Acer Aspire SW5-173

CPU
Core M-5Y10cIntelBench 44%, 3,050 samples	10x

GPU
Core M HD 5300IntelBench 3%, 7,223 samples	10x

SSD
MZNLF128HCHP-00000 128GBSamsungBench 47%, 6,038 samples	7x
RBU-SNS8152S3128GF 128GBKingstonBench 59%, 301 samples	1x
RBU-SNS8152S3128GG2 128GBKingstonBench 71%, 1,315 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBSamsungBench 46%, 9,651 samples	10x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16