Acer Aspire V5-531G

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 39%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8 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.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemAcer Aspire V5-531G  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire V5-531G
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 13 '16 at 15:18
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User BIH-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium 987
CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
39% Below average
Memory 65.5
1-Core 32.2
2-Core 64.6
36% 54.1 Pts
4-Core 75.7
8-Core 73.8
10% 74.8 Pts
64-Core 69.3
4% 69.3 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 39%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 620M
Acer(1025 072B) 1GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 8.17.12.9669
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.93% Terrible
Lighting 3.3
Reflection 4.15
Parallax 1.56
3% 3.01 fps
MRender 5.67
Gravity 16.5
Splatting 2.78
6% 8.33 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.93%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z233 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
52.5% Above average
Read 471
Write 177
Mixed 255
66% 301 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 42.2
4K Mixed 3.61
54% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 27
61% 127 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 78%
WDC WD50 00LPVT-22G33T0 500GB
354GB free, PID 7788
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
36.4% Below average
Read 98.3
Write 96.2
Mixed 46
98% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 0.35
4K Mixed 0.16
19% 0.34 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NT4GC64B8HG0NS-CG Micron 16JTF51264HZ-1G4M1 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.6% Average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 15.5
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 7.9
SC Mixed 9.2
25% 8.73 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire V5-531G Builds (Compare 3 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire V5-531G

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