Acer Aspire 5942

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 48.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
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.
SystemAcer Aspire 5942  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5942
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100426
Uptime7.7 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '19 at 07:10
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 M 620
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
48.9% Average
Memory 65.7
1-Core 82.5
2-Core 130
55% 92.7 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 186
25% 187 Pts
64-Core 183
11% 183 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 48%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55
667GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 67 61 68 68 61 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
39.3% Below average
Read 71.2
Write 61.7
Mixed 52
SusWrite 65.6
46% 62.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 54%
UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power8G 8GB
7GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 5 4.3 5.2 4.8 5.2 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
4.8% Terrible
Read 19.2
Write 3.7
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 4.8
8% 7.98 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.8%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471B5273DH0-CH9 M471B5273CH0-CH9 8GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
24.6% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 10.5
24% 8.37 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 7.1
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 24.6%
Great: 25%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5942 Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5942

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $228
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