Acer Aspire 5742

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 47.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAcer Aspire 5742  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5742
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120813
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 26 '20 at 14:03
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 460-$130
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
47.1% Average
Memory 66.4
1-Core 69.1
2-Core 139
54% 91.6 Pts
4-Core 162
8-Core 165
22% 163 Pts
64-Core 164
10% 164 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Acer(1025 0487) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.89% Terrible
Lighting 0.97
Reflection 1.19
Parallax 0.94
1% 1.03 fps
MRender 1.52
Gravity 0.77
Splatting 1.57
1% 1.29 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.89%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK7559GSXP 750GB-$118
677GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GN003J
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,938
Write 20.5
Mixed 30.2
475% 663 MB/s
4K Read 282
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1.7
11,966% 94.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5773CHS-CH9 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
23.8% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 9.6
23% 8.03 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 5.6
SC Mixed 6.5
18% 6.33 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 48%

 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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