Acer Aspire 5742

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 45.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110425
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 05 '19 at 03:45
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
45.8% Average
Memory 63.2
1-Core 71.5
2-Core 135
53% 90 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 164
22% 165 Pts
64-Core 177
11% 177 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0487) 3.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2182
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.86% Terrible
Lighting 0.97
Reflection 1.19
Parallax 0.94
1% 1.03 fps
MRender 1.05
Gravity 0.7
Splatting 1.7
1% 1.15 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.86%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18
226GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 67 68 66 67 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 81.5
Write 60.8
Mixed 47.2
SusWrite 66.6
47% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.4
91% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 47%
Seagate Wireless Plus 1TB
469GB free, PID a314
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
14.8% Very poor
Read 28.3
Write 20.8
Mixed 20.5
SusWrite 17.7
28% 21.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 14.8%
Great: 42%
Samsung S2 Portable 1TB
437GB free, PID 1f0a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Read 28.5
Write 20.5
Mixed 21
SusWrite 17.7
28% 21.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
90% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16JSF51264HZ-1G4D1 8GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
23.7% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 9.9
23% 8.17 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 5.9
17% 5.8 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 24%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5742 Builds (Compare 196 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5742

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