Acer Aspire M5-481T

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
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 36.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive43% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire M5-481T  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer MA40_HX
Memory3.1 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130218
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateOct 17 '21 at 14:23
Run Duration265 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 48%

 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 i3-3227U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Memory 52.2
1-Core 47
2-Core 86.8
38% 62 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 116
16% 121 Pts
64-Core 123
8% 123 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Acer(1025 0712) 2.2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
2.78% Terrible
Lighting 3.3
Reflection 3.9
Parallax 2.8
3% 3.33 fps
MRender 4
Gravity 2.2
Splatting 4.4
3% 3.53 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.78%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP S700 500GB-$60
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0704A1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 281 6 68 86 17 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
43% Average
Read 344
Write 324
Mixed 368
SusWrite 111
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 31.3
4K Mixed 11.6
57% 19.8 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 54.3
60% 103 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 43%
Great: 100%
MZMPC032HBCD-00000 32GB
0GB free
Firmware: CXM1201Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 300
Write 85.4
Mixed 130
37% 172 MB/s
4K Read 11.3
4K Write 24.7
4K Mixed 10.1
43% 15.4 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 34
DQ Mixed 58.5
54% 88.4 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 45%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
96GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 111 121 119 115 120 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 65.8
Write 89.9
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 115
59% 81 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
204% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5428-018.A00LF Hynix HMT425S6MFR6A-H9 10GB
1600, 1333 MHz
8192, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
39% Below average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 13.3
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 8.9
24% 8.23 GB/s
Latency 153
26% 153 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire M5-481T Builds (Compare 35 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire M5-481T

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