Acer Aspire 5742Z

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 39.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.38% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742Z  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742Z
Memory0.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110216
Uptime38.9 Days
Run DateAug 14 '21 at 10:48
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 above expectations (69th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Memory 61.4
1-Core 53
2-Core 103
44% 72.5 Pts
4-Core 99.8
8-Core 101
13% 100 Pts
64-Core 101
6% 101 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 41%
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 0.4
0% 0.67 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
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.2
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 226
Write 78.2
Mixed 124
31% 143 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 25.3
4K Mixed 16.4
52% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 53.5
70% 127 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 83%
Generic- Multi-Card 32GB
29GB free, PID 0138
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 18.2
Write 12.5
Mixed 8
15% 12.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 1.8
110% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 14%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 NT4GC64B8HB0NS-CG 6GB
1067, 1067 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
22.2% Poor
MC Read 7.5
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 8.4
22% 7.53 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 6.2
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 24%

 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: 21% - Poor Total price: $15
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