Acer Aspire 5742

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 41.6%, 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 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742
Memory0.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111027
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateMay 12 '21 at 19:26
Run Duration246 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 370-$167
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
41.6% Average
Memory 60
1-Core 57.3
2-Core 96.1
44% 71.1 Pts
4-Core 137
8-Core 136
18% 136 Pts
64-Core 135
8% 135 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0487) 2.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.38% Terrible
Lighting 0.4
Reflection 1.2
Parallax 0.5
0% 0.7 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
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 25 22 29 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
13.1% Very poor
Read 21.2
Write 31.7
Mixed 15.4
SusWrite 24.1
17% 23.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.1
32% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 13.1%
Great: 41%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB
3GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.1 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
6.09% Terrible
Read 26.9
Write 6
Mixed 2.7
SusWrite 4.1
10% 9.93 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0
18% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.09%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99P5471-002.AOOLF NT2GC64B88B0NS-CG 6GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
21.4% Poor
MC Read 7
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 8.3
21% 7.27 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 5.8
16% 5.57 GB/s
Latency 128
31% 128 ns

 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

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