Acer Aspire 5742

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 41.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.59% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory3GB 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. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742
Memory0.4 GB free of 3 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100824
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 05 '19 at 13:16
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 370-$167
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
41.9% Average
Memory 59.8
1-Core 57.3
2-Core 92.9
43% 70 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 141
19% 141 Pts
64-Core 141
9% 141 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0487) 1.2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.59% Terrible
Lighting 0.63
Reflection 0.81
Parallax 0.62
0% 0.69 fps
MRender 1.05
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.09
1% 0.88 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.59%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 119 127 120 125 130 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
36.2% Below average
Read 219
Write 146
Mixed 143
SusWrite 126
35% 158 MB/s
4K Read 10.5
4K Write 25.3
4K Mixed 12.1
45% 16 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 102
86% 124 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 95%
Seagate Backup+ BL 1TB
583GB free
Firmware: 0412
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 24 24 23 22 17 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Read 26
Write 21.6
Mixed 17.8
SusWrite 22.1
16% 21.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.4
77% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471B2873FHS-CH9 M471B5673FH0-CH9 3GB
1067, 1067 MHz
1024, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
17.1% Very poor
MC Read 5.6
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 6.8
17% 5.87 GB/s
SC Read 4.3
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 0.7
9% 3.17 GB/s
Latency 128
31% 128 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 24%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5742 Builds (Compare 196 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5742

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 44% - Average Total price: $158
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