Acer Aspire M5-481T

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	6GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Acer Aspire M5-481T (all builds)
Motherboard	Acer MA40_HX
Memory	2.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120920
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '24 at 10:53
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225 26,848 User benchmarks, average bench 47% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	51.7% Above average	Memory 78.3 1-Core 60.1 2-Core 106 52% 81.6 Pts	4-Core 147 8-Core 153 20% 150 Pts	64-Core 153 10% 153 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Acer(1025 0712) 2.2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.89% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 1.7 Parallax 2.6 3% 2.63 fps	MRender 3.7 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 4.2 3% 3.33 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.89% Great: 4%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 20GB 544 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 19GB free Firmware: S5FAM018 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 199 Write 178 Mixed 151 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 22 4K Mixed 2.8 30% 11.6 MB/s	DQ Read 71 DQ Write 47.4 DQ Mixed 16.5 24% 45 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 37%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2012)-$79 15,506 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 424GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 114 Write 111 Mixed 49.2 67% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 63%
VendorCo ProductCode 16GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 15GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 17.7 Write 4.2 Mixed 1.7 7% 7.87 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 24% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-CG Elpida EBJ20UF8BDU0-GN- 0 6GB 168 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.4% Below average	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 11.2 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 9.9 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 85 47% 85 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 47%

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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	64	53	60	14"	1280 720	LGD0375

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Gaming 4%

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Desktop 46%

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Workstation 4%

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System: Acer Aspire M5-481T

CPU
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	18x
Core i5-3317UIntel $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples	9x
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	5x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	32x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	3x

SSD
SSD 20GBBench 30%, 544 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	2x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-CG Elpida EBJ20UF8BDU0-GN- 0 6GBNanyaBench 39%, 168 samples	5x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-CG Hynix HMT425S6MFR6A-H9 6GBNanyaBench 38%, 32 samples	3x
SH564568FJ8NZRNSDR Hynix HMT425S6MFR6A-H9 4GBUnknownBench 42%, 31 samples	2x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	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