Acer Aspire 5551

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 45.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive24.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory3GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a 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 5551  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5551
Memory0.8 GB free of 3 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100511
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 12 '22 at 11:46
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II P320-$20
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
45.4% Average
Memory 84
1-Core 21.1
2-Core 27.3
36% 44.1 Pts
4-Core 45
8-Core 42.2
6% 43.6 Pts
64-Core 47.6
3% 47.6 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 40%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
Acer(1025 036E) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.88% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 0.8
Parallax 1
1% 1.03 fps
MRender 0.8
Gravity 0.9
Splatting 0.4
0% 0.7 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.88%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK66.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 132 50 57 46 52 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
24.9% Poor
Read 117
Write 178
Mixed 124
SusWrite 81
28% 125 MB/s
4K Read 10
4K Write 11.4
4K Mixed 9.1
33% 10.2 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 80.4
70% 104 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 100%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7
8GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 7.6 7 7.5 6.3 7.1 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
2.84% Terrible
Read 7.6
Write 4.6
Mixed 6.8
SusWrite 7.2
9% 6.55 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.2
9% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 2.84%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B2873FHS-CH9 M471B5673FH0-CH9 3GB
1066, 1066 MHz
1024, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
21.6% Poor
MC Read 7.2
MC Write 5.4
MC Mixed 7.7
19% 6.77 GB/s
SC Read 4.7
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 5.2
14% 4.77 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 27%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5551 Builds (Compare 12 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5551

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $94
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