Acer Aspire 5742

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 44.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory3GB 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. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a 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
Memory0.7 GB free of 3 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110401
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 31 '20 at 11:15
Run Duration272 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 380-$130
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
44.9% Average
Memory 64.4
1-Core 61.5
2-Core 107
48% 77.7 Pts
4-Core 154
8-Core 125
19% 139 Pts
64-Core 157
10% 157 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0487) 1.2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.62% Terrible
Lighting 0.8
Reflection 1.3
Parallax 0.5
1% 0.87 fps
MRender 1.3
Gravity 0.4
Splatting 0.5
1% 0.73 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.62%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18
230GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 36 38 38 36 38 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
25.9% Poor
Read 53.9
Write 53.9
Mixed 42.2
SusWrite 36.1
34% 46.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.2
62% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 47%
SanDisk Cruzer Crossfire 2GB
1GB free, PID 5204
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
3.99% Terrible
Read 16.5
Write 3.2
Mixed 5
SusWrite 4.3
8% 7.25 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.99%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NT1GC64BH4B0PS-CG 8JSF25664HZ-1G4D1 3GB
1067, 1067 MHz
1024, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
22.5% Poor
MC Read 7.5
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 8.6
22% 7.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 5.4
17% 5.9 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 23%

 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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