Acer TravelMate P236-M

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.75% 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.
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 (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 95% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemAcer TravelMate P236-M  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer TravelMate P236-M
Memory1.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151118
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 31 '21 at 08:25
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 35%
CPU Throttled 95%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-5200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
45% Average
Memory 65.9
1-Core 62.2
2-Core 114
49% 80.7 Pts
4-Core 149
8-Core 107
18% 128 Pts
64-Core 152
9% 152 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 45%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)
Acer(1025 095D) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.75% Terrible
Lighting 0.2
Reflection 1.7
Parallax 5.6
0% 2.5 fps
MRender 2.7
Gravity 4.7
Splatting 0.3
2% 2.57 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 0.75%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AV001A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 39 48 27 41 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
26% Poor
Read 49.5
Write 48.8
Mixed 20
SusWrite 41.1
29% 39.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
76% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 26%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21.8% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 6.3
20% 7 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 7.3
20% 6.9 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TravelMate P236-M Builds (Compare 43 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer TravelMate P236-M

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