Acer Aspire M5-481T

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive62% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire M5-481T  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer MA40_HX
Memory5.8 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120515
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 25 '19 at 06:08
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 65%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
49.8% Average
Memory 74.6
1-Core 48.9
2-Core 85.9
46% 69.8 Pts
4-Core 147
8-Core 151
20% 149 Pts
64-Core 161
10% 161 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Acer(1025 0712) 2.2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3304
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
3.26% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 4.96
Parallax 2.62
3% 3.73 fps
MRender 4.67
Gravity 2.07
Splatting 6.74
4% 4.49 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.26%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ct1000mx 50 1TB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 213 195 245 238 219 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
62% Good
Read 321
Write 295
Mixed 260
SusWrite 199
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 33.8
4K Mixed 18
68% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 296
240% 341 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 62%
Great: 115%
SSD 20GB
10GB free
Firmware: S5FA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 65 54 68 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Read 174
Write 57.5
Mixed 141
SusWrite 63.9
24% 109 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 17.1
4K Mixed 5.2
25% 9.5 MB/s
DQ Read 53.7
DQ Write 18.5
DQ Mixed 6
12% 26.1 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Elpida EBJ20UF8BDU0-GN- 0 10GB
1600, 1333 MHz
8192, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.9% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 14.4
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 12
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 91.2
44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire M5-481T Builds (Compare 35 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire M5-481T

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