Acer Aspire A517-51

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 88% 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 A517-51  (all builds)
MotherboardKBL Dragonite_KL
Memory16.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190522
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 01 '21 at 15:26
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
CPU Throttled 88%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8250U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 83.7
1-Core 106
2-Core 212
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 594
63% 503 Pts
64-Core 383
24% 383 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Acer(1025 121E) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
3.77% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 6.6
Parallax 8.3
6% 7.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.77%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
424GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 334 328 339 339 341 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 448
Write 424
Mixed 373
SusWrite 336
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 86.2
4K Mixed 52.7
162% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 353
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 105%
Great: 129%
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: FXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1012 1009 935 1029 1034 1045 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
226% Outstanding
Read 1,014
Write 1,330
Mixed 1,015
SusWrite 1,011
247% 1,092 MB/s
4K Read 59.2
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 79.9
266% 92.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,017
DQ Write 815
DQ Mixed 892
674% 908 MB/s
Poor: 125%
This bench: 226%
Great: 354%
JMicron 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: 0508
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
18.7% Very poor
Read 38.7
Write 35.3
Mixed 37
SusWrite 42
9% 38.2 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 14
4K Mixed 13.7
44% 13.4 MB/s
DQ Read 15.9
DQ Write 17.4
DQ Mixed 16.5
12% 16.6 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A5244BB0-CRC F301 G2JT-4AFR00 20GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 16384 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.1% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 21.9
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 23.2
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire A517-51 Builds (Compare 152 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire A517-51

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