Acer Aspire ES1-521

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 26.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire ES1-521  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer BELLEMERE_BE
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '21 at 09:57
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD E1-6010 APU R2 Graphics
Socket FT3b, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.35 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
26.7% Poor
Memory 47.4
1-Core 20.4
2-Core 39.9
25% 35.9 Pts
4-Core 36.9
8-Core 37.8
5% 37.3 Pts
64-Core 39.9
2% 39.9 Pts
Poor: 8%
This bench: 26.7%
Great: 30%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55
863GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX003J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 39 44 49 49 45 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Read 5.5
Write 23.3
Mixed 16
SusWrite 42.7
16% 21.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
18% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF51264HZ-1G4M1 Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GB
1333, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
12.5% Very poor
MC Read 4.7
MC Write 3.5
MC Mixed 4.1
12% 4.1 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 3.2
SC Mixed 2.5
9% 3.07 GB/s
Latency 171
23% 171 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.5%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire ES1-521 Builds (Compare 76 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire ES1-521

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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