Acer Aspire V5-121

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 25%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 25.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive26.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB 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. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
24 months ago, 24 months ago.
SystemAcer Aspire V5-121  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer ZA10_BZ
Memory2.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130730
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 07 '22 at 14:57
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User MAR-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD C-70 APU (2012 M.Za)
Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1 GHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
25.1% Poor
Memory 45.9
1-Core 14.2
2-Core 28.1
22% 29.4 Pts
4-Core 27.6
8-Core 28
4% 27.8 Pts
64-Core 28
2% 28 Pts
Poor: 11%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 36%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7290
Acer(1025 0740) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.981.0.0
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
1.18% Terrible
Lighting 1.7
Reflection 1.2
Parallax 1
1% 1.3 fps
MRender 0.9
Gravity 1.4
Splatting 0.7
1% 1 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 1.18%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900208
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 90 104 99 99 80 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
26.4% Poor
Read 116
Write 102
Mixed 106
SusWrite 95.6
24% 105 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 17.4
4K Mixed 11.2
41% 13.5 MB/s
DQ Read 77.5
DQ Write 64.7
DQ Mixed 67.1
51% 69.8 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 26.4%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
10.3% Very poor
MC Read 3.5
MC Write 2.6
MC Mixed 3.8
9% 3.3 GB/s
SC Read 2.1
SC Write 2.2
SC Mixed 2.8
7% 2.37 GB/s
Latency 177
23% 177 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 10.3%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire V5-121 Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 24%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire V5-121

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