Acer Aspire 4738Z

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 46.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.38% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive47.3% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire 4738Z  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer JE41_CP
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101006
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateApr 18 '21 at 20:02
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 560-$65
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
46.5% Average
Memory 65.9
1-Core 75.2
2-Core 123
53% 88 Pts
4-Core 156
8-Core 172
22% 164 Pts
64-Core 155
10% 155 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0482) 3.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.38% Terrible
Lighting 0.4
Reflection 1.3
Parallax 0.5
0% 0.73 fps
MRender 1.1
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.5
0% 0.63 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.38%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XA003R17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 190 200 199 203 200 MB/s
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
47.3% Average
Read 224
Write 204
Mixed 200
SusWrite 198
46% 207 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 28.6
4K Mixed 17.1
59% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 176
133% 177 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 101%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59
294GB free
Firmware: PB3OC60F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 78 78 54 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
42% Average
Read 73.2
Write 69.1
Mixed 35.3
SusWrite 73.2
46% 62.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 42%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99P5474-013.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.5% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 10.5
24% 8.33 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 6.9
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 4738Z Builds (Compare 41 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 4738Z

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 12% - Very poor Total price: $29
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