Acer Aspire P3-171

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 34.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive52.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 59% 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.
SystemAcer Aspire P3-171  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Sage2
Memory1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130624
Uptime6.8 Days
Run DateJun 08 '21 at 17:46
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 45%
CPU Throttled 59%

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3339Y
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
34.3% Below average
Memory 50.9
1-Core 38.9
2-Core 76.4
34% 55.4 Pts
4-Core 104
8-Core 106
14% 105 Pts
64-Core 74.8
5% 74.8 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 525 Series mSATA 120GB-$119
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LLLi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 131 130 132 133 133 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 362
Write 147
Mixed 194
SusWrite 132
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 29.8
4K Mixed 20.8
72% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 173
131% 177 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
20.6% Poor
MC Read 8
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 7.4
21% 7.3 GB/s
SC Read 4.3
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 5.6
14% 4.8 GB/s
Latency 157
25% 157 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire P3-171 Builds (Compare 13 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire P3-171

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 4% - Terrible Total price: $119
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