Acer Aspire 5742

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 44.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive34.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742
Memory2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120813
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 18 '21 at 11:59
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 way above expectations (90th percentile)
44.4% Average
Memory 63.6
1-Core 59.9
2-Core 99.6
46% 74.4 Pts
4-Core 149
8-Core 148
20% 148 Pts
64-Core 145
9% 145 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0487) 1.8GB
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%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 137 120 123 122 183 MB/s
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
34.8% Below average
Read 230
Write 101
Mixed 120
SusWrite 142
33% 148 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 25
4K Mixed 11.8
46% 16.2 MB/s
DQ Read 61.6
DQ Write 61.7
DQ Mixed 47.3
40% 56.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 85%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
930GB free
Firmware: AX1P1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 112 112 112 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 104
Write 108
Mixed 35.6
SusWrite 112
65% 89.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown ACR256X64D3S1333C9 M471B5673FH0-CH9 4GB
1067, 1067 MHz
2048, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
23.7% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 9.9
23% 8.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 6.1
17% 6.07 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 25%

 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 44% - Average Total price: $158
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