Acer Aspire M3470

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
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 47.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics22% 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 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.
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 9 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.
SystemAcer Aspire M3470  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire M3470
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111220
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 30 '16 at 04:20
Run Duration96 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-3820 APU
P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
47.9% Average
Memory 68.4
1-Core 41.8
2-Core 81.9
42% 64 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 161
22% 161 Pts
64-Core 159
10% 159 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB
CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.9
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
22% Poor
Lighting 25.9
Reflection 24.8
Parallax 31.8
21% 27.5 fps
MRender 33.3
Gravity 29.5
Splatting 26
24% 29.6 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AG0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
41% Average
Read 61.1
Write 81.5
Mixed 88.9
59% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.33
85% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 41%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unifosa HU564403EP0200 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.5% Below average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 11.8
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 8.8
22% 7.63 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire M3470 Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

System: Acer Aspire M3470

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $130
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