Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.7% 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 Drive47.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemAcer Aspire M3970  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire M3970
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111031
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 03 '17 at 07:34
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$187
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 92.9
2-Core 182
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 460
48% 388 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
30.7% Below average
Lighting 38.4
Reflection 31.3
Parallax 36.5
31% 35.4 fps
MRender 35.9
Gravity 36.9
Splatting 35.7
30% 36.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 500
Write 67
Mixed 252
59% 273 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 49.2
4K Mixed 5.42
56% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 3.82
53% 122 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 78%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51
481GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
33.2% Below average
Read 63.3
Write 52.7
Mixed 58.9
44% 58.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.15
4K Write 0.44
4K Mixed 0.17
33% 0.25 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 65%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
297GB free
Firmware: 06.01D06 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 28% Great: 69%
Hitachi HDT721025SLA380 250GB-$105
165GB free
Firmware: STBOA3AA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
37.3% Below average
Read 74.7
Write 55.3
Mixed 74.4
52% 68.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.2
59% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR512X64D3U13C9G 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
49.9% Average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 15.7
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 15
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 53%

 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: 68% - Good Total price: $224
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