| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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. |
| Processor | With 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 43%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average. |
| Graphics | 0.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics) |
| Boot Drive | 53% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications. |
| Memory | 8GB 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 Version | Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows. |
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | Acer Aspire 5742 (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Acer Aspire 5742 |
| Memory | 4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz |
| Display | 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 11 |
| BIOS Date | 20100824 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Sep 21 '21 at 12:33 |
| Run Duration | 118 Seconds |
| Run User | ESP-User |
| Background CPU | 22% |
PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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43%
Average
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45% 72.9 Pts
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20% 152 Pts
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10% 158 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0487) 3.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
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0.76%
Terrible
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1% 0.87 fps
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1% 1 fps
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 193 217 219 216 216 MB/s
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53%
Above average
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50% 221 MB/s
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73% 24.4 MB/s
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134% 180 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
23.7%
Poor
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24% 8.27 GB/s
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16% 5.57 GB/s
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32% 126 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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System: Acer Aspire 5742
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| Core i3 M 380Intel $130Bench 40%, 21,755 samples | 56x |
| Core i3 M 370Intel $167Bench 39%, 23,407 samples | 54x |
| Core i5 M 480IntelBench 41%, 16,023 samples | 27x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 44% - Average | Total price: $158 |