Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive52.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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 M3970  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire M3970
Memory10.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 29 '17 at 19:39
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 93.8
2-Core 191
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 471
49% 394 Pts
64-Core 473
29% 473 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520
Sapphire(174B 3214) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 376.54
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
2.16% Terrible
Lighting 2.6
Reflection 3.15
Parallax 1.97
2% 2.57 fps
MRender 3.33
Gravity 2.43
Splatting 2.52
2% 2.76 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.16%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z320 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
52.2% Above average
Read 415
Write 204
Mixed 260
64% 293 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 47
4K Mixed 3.55
51% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 3.62
59% 138 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D169DS1J.8FN BLS4G3D169DS1J.8FN Kingston ACR256X64D3U1333C9 Kingston ACR256X64D3U1333C9 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
47.8% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 14.2
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 15.5
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire M3970 Builds (Compare 449 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire M3970

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $232
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