Acer Aspire 5742G

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 43.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	25.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Acer Aspire 5742G (all builds)
Motherboard	Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '23 at 21:47
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 M 640 5,045 User benchmarks, average bench 43% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	43.4% Average	Memory 56.8 1-Core 76.8 2-Core 130 51% 88 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 175 23% 175 Pts	64-Core 176 11% 176 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 49%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 540M 15,328 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Acer(1025 0488) 1GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9135 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	3.53% Terrible	Lighting 4.2 Reflection 7.4 Parallax 2.6 3% 4.73 fps	MRender 5.9 Gravity 4.7 Splatting 3.6 4% 4.73 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.53% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 114 102 72 65 105 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	25.5% Poor	Read 180 Write 97.4 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 105 26% 116 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 9 37% 11.6 MB/s	DQ Read 16.1 DQ Write 16.6 DQ Mixed 14.8 12% 15.8 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4GBSQ HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 8GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1067, 1067 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.1% Poor	MC Read 7.1 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 9.1 22% 7.63 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 5.6 SC Mixed 6.2 17% 5.97 GB/s	Latency 143 28% 143 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	31	12	60	15.6"	1280 720	LGD0250

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 39%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5742G

CPU
Core i3 M 370Intel $167Bench 39%, 23,407 samples	120x
Core i5 M 460Intel $130Bench 40%, 18,336 samples	119x
Core i5 M 480IntelBench 41%, 16,023 samples	94x

GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	211x
GeForce GT 420MNvidiaBench 2%, 1,922 samples	147x
Mobility Radeon HD 5470ATIBench 1%, 14,621 samples	126x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	19x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	12x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	12x

RAM
ACR256X64D3S1333C9 2x2GBKingstonBench 29%, 3,134 samples	47x
M471B5673FH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 5,297 samples	38x
M471B5773CHS-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 8,570 samples	30x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $195

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16