Acer Aspire A517-51

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.6% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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
Memory14 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190522
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateApr 08 '22 at 04:20
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 15%
CPU Throttled 88%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 78.6
1-Core 101
2-Core 190
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 516
54% 431 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Acer(1025 121E) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1660
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
4.6% Terrible
Lighting 5.1
Reflection 4.3
Parallax 5.8
4% 5.07 fps
MRender 6.8
Gravity 5.4
Splatting 7.5
6% 6.57 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.6%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 206 218 227 264 258 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 980 500GB
155GB free
Firmware: 2B4Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 40 59 48 20 26 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 1,027
Write 1,215
Mixed 1,087
SusWrite 59.1
190% 847 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 86.1
4K Mixed 57.1
178% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 408
DQ Write 560
DQ Mixed 514
380% 494 MB/s
Poor: 117%
This bench: 122%
Great: 341%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A5244BB0-CRC F301 G2JT-4AFR00 20GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
43.9% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 13
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 14.3
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43.9%
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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