Acer Aspire 5600U

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.02% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	23.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Acer Aspire 5600U (all builds)
Motherboard	Acer Aspire 5600U
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '23 at 15:20
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3230M-$100 61,311 User benchmarks, average bench 49% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 83.4 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 116 57% 89.7 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 173 23% 172 Pts	64-Core 180 11% 180 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Acer(1025 073F) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.02% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 1.9 Parallax 2.7 3% 2.77 fps	MRender 4.3 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.4 3% 3.63 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.02% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 76 38 123 33 128 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	23.4% Poor	Read 142 Write 91.9 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 95 23% 102 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 15.8 4K Mixed 9.4 37% 12 MB/s	DQ Read 15.7 DQ Write 16.6 DQ Mixed 14.7 12% 15.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 100%
NetacPortableSSD 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 861GB free Firmware: 1000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 349 342 346 345 361 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.6% Above average	Read 337 Write 316 Mixed 310 SusWrite 348 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 24 4K Mixed 14.9 60% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 103 83% 117 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 77%
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23 13,176 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 91GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 30 29 23 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 22.5 Write 24.4 Mixed 15.9 SusWrite 28.1 17% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 50% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston ACR512X64D3S16C11G 2x4GB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.8 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 12.8 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 86.1 46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 58%

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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	56	31	60	23"	1280 720	ACRF131 AIO LCD

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Acer Aspire 5600U

CPU
Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples	18x
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	10x
Core i3-3120MIntel $100Bench 50%, 14,372 samples	6x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	37x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	2x
Solid State Disk 120GBSpccBench 59%, 22,489 samples	1x
Ultra II 240GBSanDisk $40Bench 82%, 53,931 samples	1x

RAM
ACR512X64D3S16C11G 2x4GBKingstonBench 47%, 370 samples	8x
ACR256X64D3S16C11G ACR512X64D3S16C11G 6GBKingstonBench 44%, 50 samples	4x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples	3x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $179

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16