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Acer Aspire 5520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 27%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 43.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory3GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 15 years and 2 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Fuquene
Memory1.6 GB free of 3 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080506
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 04 '20 at 20:16
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60-$28
Socket A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
43.9% Average
Memory 79.3
1-Core 26.5
2-Core 26.5
35% 44.1 Pts
4-Core 53.2
8-Core 54.7
7% 54 Pts
64-Core 54.8
3% 54.8 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600M GS
Acer(1025 0126) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.00
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.97% Terrible
Lighting 0.9
Reflection 1.92
Parallax 0.38
1% 1.07 fps
MRender 2.9
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 1.74
1% 1.77 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.97%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009)-$80
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11.01A11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 5.7 7.3 6 6.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
3.93% Terrible
Read 6
Write 5.5
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 7.7
5% 6.18 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
4% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 3.93%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3GB
null MHz
2048, 1024 MB
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
15.1% Very poor
MC Read 4.4
MC Write 4.3
MC Mixed 4.3
12% 4.33 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 3.6
SC Mixed 3.8
10% 3.57 GB/s
Latency 81.9
49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 15.1%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 5520 Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete

System: Acer Aspire 5520

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