Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire M3970  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire M3970
Memory3.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110419
Uptime12.8 Days
Run DateJun 27 '17 at 17:20
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$195
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 96.1
2-Core 181
73% 123 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 455
49% 388 Pts
64-Core 469
29% 469 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450
Sapphire(174B E153) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
1.84% Terrible
Lighting 2.4
Reflection 2.42
Parallax 2
2% 2.27 fps
MRender 1.95
Gravity 1.6
Splatting 2.22
2% 1.92 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.84%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
808GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 112
Write 123
Mixed 104
85% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.47
99% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unifosa HU524303EP0200 3x2GB
3 of 4 slots used
6GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
40.6% Average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 12.4
38% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 12.8
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 40.6%
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: $233
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