Acer Aspire 5740

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.87% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive33.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemAcer Aspire 5740  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5740
Memory1.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20091126
Uptime7.3 Days
Run DateNov 28 '20 at 19:11
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 330
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
42% Average
Memory 63
1-Core 40.1
2-Core 83.5
40% 62.2 Pts
4-Core 125
8-Core 116
16% 121 Pts
64-Core 127
8% 127 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 42%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Acer(1025 033E) 512MB
Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.672.3.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.87% Terrible
Lighting 0.8
Reflection 2.9
Parallax 0.6
1% 1.43 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 0.9
Splatting 1.8
1% 1.57 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.87%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 158 135 179 183 135 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
33.2% Below average
Read 176
Write 4
Mixed 159
SusWrite 159
28% 124 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 30
4K Mixed 7
50% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 24.5
DQ Write 72.4
DQ Mixed 31.4
29% 42.8 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 99%
ADATA HV300 4TB
68GB free, PID a82a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
15.7% Very poor
Read 21
Write 21.8
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 18.1
28% 20.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.3
107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 15.7%
Great: 64%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB
22GB free, PID 0749
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 9.9 11 9.9 10 10 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
9.36% Terrible
Read 28.3
Write 6
Mixed 7.8
SusWrite 9.9
14% 13 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1.5
88% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.36%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 667 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.7% Poor
MC Read 7.3
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 9.2
22% 7.73 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 5.8
16% 5.77 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5740 Builds (Compare 117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5740

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