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 (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 28.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive19.8% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742G  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742G
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120813
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateJan 29 '20 at 21:31
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 480
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
28.1% Poor
Memory 36.4
1-Core 36.1
2-Core 68
28% 46.8 Pts
4-Core 109
8-Core 151
16% 130 Pts
64-Core 143
9% 143 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.1%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Acer(1025 0487) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 1TB 1TB
393GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T181222
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 131 124 131 123 116 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
19.8% Very poor
Read 109
Write 63.3
Mixed 74.6
SusWrite 123
21% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 9.2
4K Mixed 5.5
19% 6.47 MB/s
DQ Read 58.6
DQ Write 31.5
DQ Mixed 59.2
40% 49.8 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 209%
Multiple Card Reader 64GB
1GB free, PID 6366
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 17.8
Write 15.9
Mixed 17.6
22% 17.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.3
29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 24%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 8GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
18.3% Very poor
MC Read 6
MC Write 6.3
MC Mixed 8.5
20% 6.93 GB/s
SC Read 2.9
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 2.7
8% 2.83 GB/s
Latency 220
18% 220 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5742G Builds (Compare 543 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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