Acer Aspire A517-51G

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics16.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive146% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 88% 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.
SystemAcer Aspire A517-51G  (all builds)
MotherboardKBL Dragonite_KL
Memory10 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171108
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 29 '18 at 04:35
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%
CPU Throttled 88%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8250U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 108
2-Core 216
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 595
65% 514 Pts
64-Core 406
25% 406 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia MX150-0
Acer(1025 121F) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9836
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
16.7% Very poor
Lighting 21.4
Reflection 14.9
Parallax 17.7
17% 18 fps
MRender 16.1
Gravity 19.2
Splatting 19.9
15% 18.4 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$88
443GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V6005-a9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 756 783 805 778 770 711 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
146% Outstanding
Read 545
Write 649
Mixed 510
SusWrite 767
140% 618 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 55.6
196% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 382
DQ Mixed 296
245% 351 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 146%
Great: 156%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 121 122 123 122 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 12GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
67.7% Good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 19.7
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 22.4
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 53%
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Workstation
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System: Acer Aspire A517-51G

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