Acer Aspire A515-51G

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 90% 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 Aspire A515-51G (all builds)
Motherboard	KBL Charmander_KL
Memory	16.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170615
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 14 '20 at 13:29
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	19%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 252 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 629 65% 524 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia MX150-0 29,453 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Acer(1025 119A) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9931 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Lighting 21.7 Reflection 14.7 Parallax 17.3 18% 17.9 fps	MRender 16 Gravity 18.6 Splatting 19.4 15% 18 fps
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 415 411 302 257 294 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 312 Write 284 Mixed 279 SusWrite 353 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 38.1 122% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 323 243% 326 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 98%
Toshiba MQ04ABF100 1TB 179,769 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 64GB free Firmware: JU001J SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 69 68 66 67 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 142 Write 135 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 68.4 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 199% 2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 79%
Seagate M3 2TB 1,454 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 86GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 86 84 84 80 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 81.6 Write 84.8 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 83.6 63% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 04CD F4-2400C16-16GRS 20GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 20.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 24.3 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 70%

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System: Acer Aspire A515-51G

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	1,204x
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples	783x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	441x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	1,214x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	829x
MX150-0NvidiaBench 14%, 29,453 samples	328x

SSD
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GBBench 72%, 50,765 samples	231x
HFS256G39TND-N210A 256GBBench 70%, 39,780 samples	211x
RBUSNS8180S3128GI 128GBKingstonBench 61%, 1,733 samples	80x

RAM
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 04CB AM1P24HC4R1-BUNS 8GBHynixBench 61%, 3,470 samples	272x
4ATF51264HZ-2G3B1 04CB AM1P24HC4R1-BUNS 8GBMicronBench 61%, 1,715 samples	147x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 04CB AO1P21FC4R1-B2MS 8GBHynixBench 57%, 1,378 samples	122x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16