Acer Aspire SW5-271

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.8% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 79% 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.

System	Acer Aspire SW5-271 (all builds)
Motherboard	Acer Aspire SW5-271
Memory	1.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20141031
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '17 at 16:06
Run Duration	104 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	40%
CPU Throttled	79%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core M-5Y10a 8 User benchmarks, average bench 46% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	48.4% Average	Memory 81.5 1-Core 44.8 2-Core 72.2 46% 66.2 Pts	4-Core 88.1 8-Core 112 13% 99.9 Pts	64-Core 139 9% 139 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Core M HD 5300 7,223 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Acer(1025 093D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3920 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	2.8% Terrible	Lighting 2.83 Reflection 4.15 Parallax 3.84 2% 3.61 fps	MRender 4.62 Gravity 2.8 Splatting 5.83 4% 4.42 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.8% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon IT L8H-128V2G 128GB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: F871201 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 59 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1258 (B1) Unknown 100 100 50250 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 24 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 78 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 72919 (F2) Unknown 100 100 60954	60.8% Good	Read 495 Write 149 Mixed 231 64% 292 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 20.5 78% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 62.8 79% 141 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	47.4% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 16.8 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 15.6 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 44%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire SW5-271

CPU
Core M-5Y10cIntelBench 44%, 3,050 samples	3x

GPU
Core M HD 5300IntelBench 3%, 7,223 samples	3x

SSD
IT L8H-128V2G 128GBLiteonBench 60%, 101 samples	3x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	3x

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