Acer Aspire M5-581T

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemAcer Aspire M5-581T  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer MA51_HX
Memory2.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20121114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 29 '17 at 16:15
Run Duration102 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
51.9% Above average
Memory 75.2
1-Core 71.3
2-Core 125
55% 90.6 Pts
4-Core 168
8-Core 168
22% 168 Pts
64-Core 169
10% 169 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Acer(1025 071A) 2.2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4276
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
3.47% Terrible
Lighting 3.87
Reflection 5.12
Parallax 2.66
3% 3.88 fps
MRender 4.62
Gravity 2.13
Splatting 7.35
4% 4.7 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.47%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21
332GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
44.8% Average
Read 91
Write 65.1
Mixed 55.1
52% 70.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.27
4K Write 0.92
4K Mixed 0.18
48% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 Elpida 6GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
44.4% Average
MC Read 15.7
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 14.7
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 13.9
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 90
44% 90 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire M5-581T Builds (Compare 28 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire M5-581T

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 27% - Poor Total price: $80
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