Acer Aspire 5742Z

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 30.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive56.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742Z  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742Z
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '21 at 23:22
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium P6200
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
30.2% Below average
Memory 42.2
1-Core 52.8
2-Core 84.7
36% 59.9 Pts
4-Core 106
8-Core 105
14% 106 Pts
64-Core 104
6% 104 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0487) 3.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.63% Terrible
Lighting 0.8
Reflection 1.6
Parallax 0.5
1% 0.97 fps
MRender 1.4
Gravity 0.4
Splatting 0.5
1% 0.77 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.63%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 223 222 223 222 227 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
56.4% Above average
Read 244
Write 230
Mixed 225
SusWrite 221
52% 230 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 43.7
4K Mixed 23.9
79% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 167
131% 180 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BF160B.C16F 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
21.7% Poor
MC Read 7.5
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 9.2
22% 7.83 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 5.6
15% 5.33 GB/s
Latency 192
21% 192 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 21.7%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5742Z Builds (Compare 108 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 18%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5742Z

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 15% - Very poor Total price: $25
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