Acer Aspire 5742

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.8% 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.
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 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.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742
Memory0.4 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20101118
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateJul 15 '22 at 19:16
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 450
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
45.9% Average
Memory 64.1
1-Core 63.8
2-Core 126
50% 84.5 Pts
4-Core 162
8-Core 161
22% 162 Pts
64-Core 162
10% 162 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0487) 1GB
Driver: igdumdx32.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2993
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.8% Terrible
Lighting 0.9
Reflection 1.6
Parallax 1
1% 1.17 fps
MRender 1.5
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 1.1
1% 1.13 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.8%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF5000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 65 18 2.9 7.1 91 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 228
Write 190
Mixed 186
SusWrite 63.1
37% 167 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 13.3
4K Mixed 7.3
35% 10.9 MB/s
DQ Read 46.1
DQ Write 23.7
DQ Mixed 30.7
24% 33.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 56%
SDHC Card 32GB
23GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 18 19 20 20 20 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
14.8% Very poor
Read 21
Write 19.2
Mixed 19
SusWrite 19.4
27% 19.6 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 2.6
176% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 14.8%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 ACR256X64D3S1333C9 6GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
22.4% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 9.4
23% 7.93 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 0.6
12% 4.1 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 22.4%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5742 Builds (Compare 196 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5742

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