Acer TravelMate 5742

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 21%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 19.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics0.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer TravelMate 5742  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer TravelMate 5742
Memory0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111109
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateOct 20 '17 at 14:12
Run Duration382 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 87%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 380-$130
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Memory 29.3
1-Core 22.3
2-Core 42.1
20% 31.2 Pts
4-Core 61.4
8-Core 65.8
8% 63.6 Pts
64-Core 66.1
4% 66.1 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 46%
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)
0.62% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 0.88
Parallax 0.62
0% 0.73 fps
MRender 1.05
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.22
1% 0.92 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.62%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PH3-CE240 240GB
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: F/W:1.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46.7% Average
Read 257
Write 248
Mixed 259
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 37.9
4K Mixed 10.1
64% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 21.2
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 54.7
44% 60.1 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 93%
Samsung M3 Portable 2TB
474GB free, PID 61b5
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Read 26.7
Write 23.6
Mixed 24.7
32% 25 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.26
66% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 52%
Mass Storage Device 320GB
190GB free, PID 6116
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
13% Very poor
Read 26.8
Write 22.7
Mixed 14.2
26% 21.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.34
4K Mixed 0.21
54% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 13%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NT2GC64B88B0NS-CG 00 4GB
1067, 1067 MHz
2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
10.2% Very poor
MC Read 4.4
MC Write 3
MC Mixed 4.5
11% 3.97 GB/s
SC Read 0.2
SC Write 0.5
SC Mixed 0.3
1% 0.33 GB/s
Latency 259
16% 259 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TravelMate 5742 Builds (Compare 28 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer TravelMate 5742

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