Acer G540 M2

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
Processor	With 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 49.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	9GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 9GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Acer G540 M2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Acer G540 M2
Memory	6.8 GB free of 9 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8
BIOS Date	20090915
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 11 '18 at 08:37
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	ALB-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5504 489 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Memory 66.2 1-Core 41.7 2-Core 93.6 42% 67.2 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 190 25% 190 Pts	64-Core 189 12% 189 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Gigabyte(1458 34CD) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	0.47% Terrible	Lighting 0.5 Reflection 1 Parallax 0.09 0% 0.53 fps	MRender 1.43 Gravity 0.17 Splatting 0.7 1% 0.76 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.47% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 10003 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1112 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 41 (A8) Unknown 100 100 275 (A9) Unknown 100 100 274 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 169 (AE) Unknown 100 100 133 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 50 214748758051 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1343 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 21809 (F1) Unknown 253 253 9846 (F2) Unknown 253 253 7926 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	53% Above average	Read 255 Write 232 Mixed 240 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 40.2 4K Mixed 17.7 77% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 42 54% 95.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 372GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 151308048 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1801 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 4540310 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8359 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 39 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 12885098499 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 61 656015395 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 73 73 55749 (C2) HDA temperature 35 40 94489280547 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 83446919597187 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2362415378 (F2) Unknown 100 253 62430790891	82.9% Excellent	Read 147 Write 142 Mixed 97.5 96% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.26 96% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$23 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 125GB free Firmware: 05.01A05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 154 151 1258 (04) Start/Stop count 34 34 66957 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 10987 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 172 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 78 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 175 175 75777 (C2) HDA temperature 114 100 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 98 98 1620	52.2% Above average	Read 89.2 Write 92.5 Mixed 87.5 68% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.22 78% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 61%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 500GB-$59 9,994 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 102GB free Firmware: JF3OA0D0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 180 180 81604378625 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 8372 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 2 2 43141 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 243 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 54 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 1482040 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 188979281952 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	49.5% Average	Read 87.2 Write 85.2 Mixed 83.7 64% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.18 4K Mixed 0.18 64% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M391B2873EH1-CH9 M391B5673EH1-CH9 M391B2873EH1-CH9 M391B5673EH1-CH9 M391B2873EH1-CH9 M391B5673EH1-CH9 9GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 1024, 2048, 1024, 2048, 1024, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.2% Below average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 11.9 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 8.2 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 33%

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Acer G540 M2

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)