Acer Aspire TC-281

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 46.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.43% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
16 months ago, 16 months ago.
SystemAcer Aspire TC-281  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire TC-281
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '22 at 14:39
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 56%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-9700 APU (2016 M.BR)
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
46.7% Average
Memory 64.3
1-Core 65.2
2-Core 124
50% 84.4 Pts
4-Core 169
8-Core 178
23% 173 Pts
64-Core 175
11% 175 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
Sapphire(174B 7430) 2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.1
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.43% Terrible
Lighting 7.8
Reflection 9.8
Parallax 10.6
6% 9.4 fps
MRender 9.6
Gravity 8.1
Splatting 6.9
7% 8.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.43%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 362
Write 359
Mixed 340
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 28.3
97% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 401
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 321
240% 323 MB/s
Poor: 95% Great: 144%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AM2P24HC8T1-BUSS 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.1% Below average
MC Read 13.2
MC Write 7.7
MC Mixed 12.7
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 9
20% 6.9 GB/s
Latency 116
35% 116 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire TC-281 Builds (Compare 31 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire TC-281

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 26% - Poor Total price: $49
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