Acer Aspire A517-51G

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 26%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 18.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics4.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive87.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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. CPU throttled at 92% 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 A517-51G  (all builds)
MotherboardKBL Dragonite_KL
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170615
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 30 '22 at 17:39
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 100%
CPU Throttled 92%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
18.4% Very poor
Memory 18.5
1-Core 43.5
2-Core 88.3
26% 50.1 Pts
4-Core 101
8-Core 132
15% 116 Pts
64-Core 109
7% 109 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
Acer(1025 121E) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
4.57% Terrible
Lighting 5.3
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 5.4
4% 7.17 fps
MRender 3.3
Gravity 5.6
Splatting 8.5
5% 5.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.57%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 349 345 300 278 324 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 708
Write 635
Mixed 616
SusWrite 339
129% 574 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 31.1
4K Mixed 28
86% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 202
161% 230 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 302%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56
931GB free
Firmware: AX1P5J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 102 98 96 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Read 90.6
Write 98.2
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 101
58% 80.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2G43AB2-CWE 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
21% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 7.3
MC Mixed 6.6
22% 7.57 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 6.7
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 332
12% 332 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 21%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire A517-51G Builds (Compare 490 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire A517-51G

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