Acer Aspire 5742G

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.7% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	19.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Acer Aspire 5742G (all builds)
Motherboard	Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '21 at 17:30
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 M 380-$130 21,755 User benchmarks, average bench 40% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Memory 64.2 1-Core 63.3 2-Core 102 47% 76.6 Pts	4-Core 153 8-Core 155 21% 154 Pts	64-Core 154 10% 154 Pts
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 46%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Acer(1025 0488) 3.8GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.7% Terrible	Lighting 0.8 Reflection 1.5 Parallax 0.5 1% 0.93 fps	MRender 1.4 Gravity 0.4 Splatting 1.1 1% 0.97 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.7% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 45 54 46 49 66 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19.9% Very poor	Read 120 Write 128 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 54.2 17% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 16.8 4K Mixed 3.9 26% 9.63 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 40.8 DQ Mixed 17 33% 68.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 86%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 395GB free Firmware: PB4OC60F SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 56 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 65.2 Write 43 Mixed 35.9 SusWrite 55.8 37% 50 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 45%
SDHC Card 8GB 4,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4.2 4.2 4.9 4.3 4.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	3.7% Terrible	Read 15.8 Write 1 Mixed 5 SusWrite 4.3 7% 6.52 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 7% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.7% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT51264BF160B.C16F 2x4GB 4,853 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	24.1% Poor	MC Read 7.6 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 10.2 24% 8.23 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 5.2 SC Mixed 6.8 18% 6.3 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	6	5	60	15.5"	1280 720	AUO22EC

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 39%

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Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5742G

CPU
Core i3 M 370Intel $167Bench 39%, 23,407 samples	120x
Core i5 M 460Intel $130Bench 40%, 18,336 samples	119x
Core i5 M 480IntelBench 41%, 16,023 samples	94x

GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	211x
GeForce GT 420MNvidiaBench 2%, 1,922 samples	147x
Mobility Radeon HD 5470ATIBench 1%, 14,621 samples	126x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	19x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	12x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	12x

RAM
ACR256X64D3S1333C9 2x2GBKingstonBench 29%, 3,134 samples	47x
M471B5673FH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 5,297 samples	38x
M471B5773CHS-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 8,570 samples	30x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $195

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16