Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics10.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive47.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (38%). 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
Memory3.4 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '17 at 14:30
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2300
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
69.2% Good
Memory 88
1-Core 77.8
2-Core 153
64% 106 Pts
4-Core 298
8-Core 274
39% 286 Pts
64-Core 276
17% 276 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 645
Nvidia(10DE 1029) 1GB
CLim: 823 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Lighting 11.9
Reflection 9.19
Parallax 13.9
10% 11.6 fps
MRender 14.7
Gravity 14.1
Splatting 12.4
11% 13.7 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 361
Write 124
Mixed 154
46% 213 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 15.6
70% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 67.1
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 26.7
40% 72.7 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 3x2GB
3 of 4 slots used
6GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
44.3% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 14.1
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 12.1
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 49%

 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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