Acer Aspire 5742G

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 39.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive24% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAcer Aspire 5742G  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742G
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20110110
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 02 '23 at 01:45
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 M 640
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
39.3% Below average
Memory 55.9
1-Core 65.9
2-Core 112
46% 78.1 Pts
4-Core 133
8-Core 136
18% 134 Pts
64-Core 142
9% 142 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 49%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDTR120GB-3DL 120GB
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q1115A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 144 27 30 31 28 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
24% Poor
Read 202
Write 170
Mixed 21.4
SusWrite 76.4
26% 118 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 9.8
4K Mixed 1
26% 7.93 MB/s
DQ Read 76.3
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 24.6
38% 71.9 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 24%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4GBSQ HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 8GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
21.5% Poor
MC Read 6.8
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 8.6
21% 7.33 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 5.5
16% 5.47 GB/s
Latency 127
32% 127 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 21.5%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 31 18 60 0" 1280 720
Typical Aspire 5742G Builds (Compare 544 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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