Acer Aspire E1-521

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 26.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive7.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire E1-521  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer EA50_BZ
Memory0.4 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120503
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 18 '18 at 12:09
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD E-450 APU
Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.65 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
26.9% Poor
Memory 48.6
1-Core 16.6
2-Core 31.2
24% 32.1 Pts
4-Core 33.8
8-Core 31
4% 32.4 Pts
64-Core 32.6
2% 32.6 Pts
Poor: 13%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 39%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 32G 32GB
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20161021 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
7.5% Terrible
Read 88.1
Write 16.9
Mixed 27.9
10% 44.3 MB/s
4K Read 6.25
4K Write 0.53
4K Mixed 0.75
11% 2.51 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.5%
Great: 14%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325S6CFR8C-H9 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
11.5% Very poor
MC Read 3.6
MC Write 3
MC Mixed 4.5
11% 3.7 GB/s
SC Read 2.7
SC Write 2.2
SC Mixed 3.5
8% 2.8 GB/s
Latency 166
24% 166 ns
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire E1-521 Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 12%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire E1-521

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