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Acer Aspire E5-521G

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 40.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.04% 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.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire E5-521G  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Larne
Memory1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140527
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 13 '22 at 20:20
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-6410 APU R5 Graphics
Socket FT3b, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
40.6% Average
Memory 59.8
1-Core 36.1
2-Core 71
36% 55.6 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 126
17% 126 Pts
64-Core 124
8% 124 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5
Acer(1025 0865) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.302.1101.1004
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
1.04% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 4.9
Parallax 3.6
0% 2.87 fps
MRender 3.1
Gravity 2.6
Splatting 4.5
3% 3.4 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.04%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$34
332GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 58 87 75 86 70 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
48.2% Average
Read 98.3
Write 89.2
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 69.5
57% 77.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
20.1% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 4.6
MC Mixed 6.5
19% 6.57 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 7
18% 6.2 GB/s
Latency 128
31% 128 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire E5-521G Builds (Compare 44 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire E5-521G

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 23% - Poor Total price: $25
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