Acer Aspire 5740

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive49.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire 5740  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5740
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100812
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '21 at 15:23
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 430
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 1.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
39% Below average
Memory 62.3
1-Core 39.9
2-Core 34.3
34% 45.5 Pts
4-Core 103
8-Core 44.6
11% 73.8 Pts
64-Core 142
9% 142 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 39%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Acer(1025 033E) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.19% Terrible
Lighting 1.4
Reflection 2.7
Parallax 1.9
1% 2 fps
MRender 2.1
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 2
1% 1.53 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.19%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$108
595GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 121 176 142 190 195 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
49.2% Average
Read 235
Write 206
Mixed 210
SusWrite 171
46% 206 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 31.9
4K Mixed 17
68% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 195
147% 196 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99U5428-050.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1066 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
22.5% Poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 10.1
23% 8.13 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 3.4
SC Mixed 4.1
10% 3.6 GB/s
Latency 121
33% 121 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 37%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5740 Builds (Compare 117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5740

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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