Acer Aspire 5742G

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 46.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory6GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742G  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742G
Memory3.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110121
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 10:29
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 480
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
46.4% Average
Memory 65
1-Core 71.6
2-Core 123
52% 86.6 Pts
4-Core 162
8-Core 170
22% 166 Pts
64-Core 170
10% 170 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 540M
Acer(1025 0488) 1GB
Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8871
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
3.21% Terrible
Lighting 3.83
Reflection 4.62
Parallax 1.78
3% 3.41 fps
MRender 5.81
Gravity 4.17
Splatting 3
3% 4.33 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.21%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GR2OA350 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 99.5
Write 107
Mixed 94.6
76% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.17
64% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NT2GC64B88B0NS-CG JM1066KSN-4G 6GB
1067, 1067 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
23.4% Poor
MC Read 7.6
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 9
22% 7.83 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 7
19% 6.53 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 24%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5742G Builds (Compare 543 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5742G

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