Acer Aspire 5742G

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742G  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742G
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '19 at 18:29
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 74%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 380-$130
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
42.4% Average
Memory 61.2
1-Core 46.3
2-Core 86.4
41% 64.6 Pts
4-Core 136
8-Core 148
19% 142 Pts
64-Core 154
10% 154 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6300M
Acer(1025 0487) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
1.34% Terrible
Lighting 1.57
Reflection 2.27
Parallax 1.88
1% 1.9 fps
MRender 2.1
Gravity 0.93
Splatting 2.22
2% 1.75 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.34%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0105A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 224 222 228 225 226 MB/s
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
57.2% Above average
Read 251
Write 232
Mixed 229
SusWrite 223
53% 234 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 21
85% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 45.2
70% 132 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 100%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB
102GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 17 16 18 16 17 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
27.4% Poor
Read 30.6
Write 14.2
Mixed 24.9
SusWrite 15.6
27% 21.3 MB/s
4K Read 6
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 4.4
373% 5.43 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HB0NS-CG 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.7% Poor
MC Read 7.5
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 9.2
22% 7.87 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 5.6
16% 5.43 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 51%

 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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