Pros
- Small chassis
- Great general performance
Cons
- Ho-hum storage capacity
- Limited connectivity options
At A Glance
You can’t expect a miracle from a $500 budget PC; this Acer machine couples solid speeds with a cookie-cutter design.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor type | Intel Core i3 |
| Processor speed | 3.3 MHz |
| Cache size | 3.072 KB |
| Processor count | 1 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 4096.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 667.0 MHz |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Integrated |
| Secondary Graphics Chipset | Intel HD Graphics 1000 (GT1) |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 409.0 GB |
| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Ethernet Type | Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Compact |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 136.0 |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 183.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 322.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 161.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 283.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 293.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 312.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 167.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 278.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 163.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Idle power usage | 29.2 Watts |
| Sleep power usage | 1.9 Watt hours |
| Off power usage | 0.2 Watt hours |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 227.0 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 | 39.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 | 18.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1920x1200 | 15.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 | 32.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 | 15.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1200 | 12.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 9.0 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 | 5.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 22.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 | 13.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1920x1200 | 12.0 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 14.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 | 13.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1920x1200 | 13.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 23.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 | 13.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1920x1200 | 13.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
