Acer Aspire E5-521G

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
Graphics1.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive41.6% 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 E5-521G  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Larne
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '21 at 06:18
Run Duration254 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-6410 APU R5 Graphics
Socket FT3b, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 16.8
2-Core 44.3
13% 30.5 Pts
4-Core 72.5
8-Core 84.3
10% 78.4 Pts
64-Core 32.7
2% 32.7 Pts
Poor: 18% Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5
Acer(1025 0865) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
1.85% Terrible
Lighting 2
Reflection 3.9
Parallax 3
2% 2.97 fps
MRender 2.2
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 3.4
2% 2.67 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.85%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
232GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 206 189 240 226 235 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41.6% Average
Read 265
Write 218
Mixed 209
SusWrite 221
51% 228 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 22
4K Mixed 10.9
42% 14.6 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 87.1
DQ Mixed 66.7
60% 92 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR16D3LS1KFG/8G 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
4.9% Terrible
MC Read 2.5
MC Write 1.5
MC Mixed 1.1
5% 1.7 GB/s
SC Read 1.2
SC Write 1.4
SC Mixed 1.6
4% 1.4 GB/s
Latency 741
5% 741 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 4.9%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire E5-521G Builds (Compare 43 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire E5-521G

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