Acer Aspire SW5-173

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 47.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.7% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

CPU throttled at 79% 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.

System	Acer Aspire SW5-173 (all builds)
Motherboard	Acer Crepe
Memory	2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '21 at 18:12
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	79%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core M-5Y10c 3,050 User benchmarks, average bench 44% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	47.1% Average	Memory 66.9 1-Core 65.7 2-Core 120 51% 84.3 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 159 21% 160 Pts	64-Core 158 10% 158 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Core M HD 5300 7,223 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Acer(1025 101E) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4156 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	2.7% Terrible	Lighting 2.8 Reflection 2.9 Parallax 4.3 2% 3.33 fps	MRender 5 Gravity 3.2 Splatting 4.6 4% 4.27 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.7% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBU-SNS8152S360GF 60GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 60 77 56 59 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 434 Write 79.5 Mixed 119 SusWrite 65.8 38% 175 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 14.3 69% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 79.2 DQ Mixed 77 68% 104 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2x2GB 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.1 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 16 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 66%

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

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Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire SW5-173

CPU
Core M-5Y10cIntelBench 44%, 3,050 samples	10x

GPU
Core M HD 5300IntelBench 3%, 7,223 samples	10x

SSD
MZNLF128HCHP-00000 128GBSamsungBench 47%, 6,038 samples	7x
RBU-SNS8152S3128GF 128GBKingstonBench 59%, 301 samples	1x
RBU-SNS8152S3128GG2 128GBKingstonBench 71%, 1,315 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBSamsungBench 46%, 9,651 samples	10x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16