Acer Nitro AN515-31

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 55%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.53% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	34.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 88% 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.

System	Acer Nitro AN515-31 (all builds)
Motherboard	KBL Freed_KL
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180808
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '19 at 21:27
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8250U 234,942 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	55% Above average	Memory 74.5 1-Core 50.9 2-Core 102 48% 75.8 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 255 29% 226 Pts	64-Core 281 17% 281 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Acer(1025 1220) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.53% Terrible	Lighting 7.8 Reflection 10.9 Parallax 7.78 6% 8.82 fps	MRender 12.1 Gravity 7 Splatting 15.5 10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.53% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 174 2.3 32 102 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 364 Write 293 Mixed 249 SusWrite 74.4 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 6.5 37% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 88.3 DQ Mixed 2.7 29% 68.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 55%
Toshiba MQ04ABF100 1TB 179,769 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 916GB free Firmware: JU001J SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 121 122 122 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 145 Write 134 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 122 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 218% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 04CB AM1P24HC4R1-BUNS 8GB 3,470 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.6% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.8 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 14 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 91.4 44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 71%

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

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Acer Nitro AN515-31

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	241x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	29x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	191x
MX150-0NvidiaBench 14%, 29,453 samples	79x

SSD
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $49Bench 116%, 58,154 samples	16x
RBUSNS8180S3128GI1 128GBKingstonBench 61%, 1,245 samples	6x
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBIntel $119Bench 128%, 20,782 samples	5x

RAM
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 04CB AM1P24HC4R1-BUNS 8GBHynixBench 61%, 3,470 samples	56x
4ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 Kingston ACR24D4S7S8MB-4 8GBMicronBench 61%, 1,372 samples	42x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 8GBHynixBench 59%, 1,357 samples	39x

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Value: 26% - Poor

Total price: $49

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16