Acer Extensa 5230

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 42.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive63.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 8.1 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.
SystemAcer Extensa 5230  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Homa
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1280 x 800 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20091030
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 28 '20 at 00:47
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User BLR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T9500-$125
U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
42.8% Average
Memory 72.8
1-Core 39.3
2-Core 78.4
42% 63.5 Pts
4-Core 76.8
8-Core 79.8
10% 78.3 Pts
64-Core 79.3
5% 79.3 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics Family
Acer(1025 013C)
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 107.0.777.64
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.33% Terrible
Lighting 0.43
Reflection 0.35
Parallax 0.41
0% 0.4 fps
MRender 0.33
Gravity 0.17
Splatting 0.52
0% 0.34 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.33%
Great: 0%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS120GSSD220S 120GB
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1025F8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 230 235 238 227 241 MB/s
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
63.9% Good
Read 259
Write 240
Mixed 239
SusWrite 234
55% 243 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 48.4
4K Mixed 31.3
102% 34.6 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 163
123% 163 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 96%
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23
20GB free
Firmware: 11.01A11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 44 44 43 43 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
27.5% Poor
Read 51.9
Write 52
Mixed 38.8
SusWrite 43.4
34% 46.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
16.4% Very poor
MC Read 6.1
MC Write 4.3
MC Mixed 4.4
14% 4.93 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 4
SC Mixed 4.1
13% 4.43 GB/s
Latency 95
42% 95 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Extensa 5230 Builds (Compare 15 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 22%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Extensa 5230

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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