Acer Aspire 7738

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 24%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 21.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics2.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive37.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire 7738  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer JM70
Memory1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20091110
Uptime2 Days
Run DateSep 24 '20 at 19:38
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo P7450-$90
U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
21.8% Poor
Memory 40.3
1-Core 10.9
2-Core 21.1
18% 24.1 Pts
4-Core 21.9
8-Core 21.9
3% 21.9 Pts
64-Core 19.6
1% 19.6 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 240M
Acer(1025 0201) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
2.78% Terrible
Lighting 3.3
Reflection 4.96
Parallax 1.19
3% 3.15 fps
MRender 5.29
Gravity 2.2
Splatting 3.52
3% 3.67 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.78%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 112 166 173 176 162 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
37.8% Below average
Read 206
Write 171
Mixed 192
SusWrite 157
41% 182 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 20
4K Mixed 17.8
59% 18.1 MB/s
DQ Read 41.5
DQ Write 36.3
DQ Mixed 36.4
28% 38.1 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 124%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16
426GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 56 66 70 70 74 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
40.3% Average
Read 73.4
Write 68.7
Mixed 38.4
SusWrite 66.9
45% 61.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM 15h Reserved
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
8.93% Terrible
MC Read 3.4
MC Write 2.5
MC Mixed 2.4
8% 2.77 GB/s
SC Read 2.4
SC Write 2.5
SC Mixed 2.7
7% 2.53 GB/s
Latency 201
20% 201 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 8.93%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 7738 Builds (Compare 32 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 7738

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 17% - Very poor Total price: $15
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