Acer Aspire 5950G

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 42.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive54.6% 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 (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 50% 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.
SystemAcer Aspire 5950G  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 5950G
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '18 at 07:26
Run Duration101 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%
CPU Throttled 50%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
42.6% Average
Memory 70.3
1-Core 26.3
2-Core 50.4
35% 49 Pts
4-Core 85.4
8-Core 112
13% 98.6 Pts
64-Core 133
8% 133 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6850M
Acer(1025 050B) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.783.2.3000
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.84% Terrible
Lighting 3.57
Reflection 3.27
Parallax 4.41
3% 3.75 fps
MRender 2.29
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 3.52
3% 3.24 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 2.84%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500G 500GB
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 471
Write 257
Mixed 266
73% 331 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 21.9
4K Mixed 10
64% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 27.5
DQ Write 45.5
DQ Mixed 10.8
15% 27.9 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HB0NS-CG 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
42% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 14.9
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 7
18% 6.4 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 42%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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