Acer Aspire X3950

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.31% 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.
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 X3950  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire X3950
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100505
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '18 at 19:06
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 550-$110
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
47.2% Average
Memory 63.4
1-Core 73.8
2-Core 117
51% 84.8 Pts
4-Core 182
8-Core 176
24% 179 Pts
64-Core 194
12% 194 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
EVGA(3842 2730) 1GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.31% Terrible
Lighting 4.07
Reflection 4.81
Parallax 3.31
3% 4.06 fps
MRender 5.38
Gravity 4.1
Splatting 3.04
3% 4.17 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.31%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59
346GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP2OA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 50 50 52 53 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
21.1% Poor
Read 21.2
Write 52
Mixed 20.5
SusWrite 52.1
27% 36.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.3
62% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 21.1%
Great: 74%
SMI USB DISK 16GB
5GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 6.7 7 6.5 6.4 6.4 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
5.86% Terrible
Read 23.3
Write 6.3
Mixed 7
SusWrite 6.5
12% 10.8 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.86%
Great: 26%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown EBJ20UF8BCF0-DJ-F None CT25664BA160B.C16F None CMX8GX3M4A1333C9 Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G4M1 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
27.2% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 11.5
27% 9.5 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 7.6
20% 6.87 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire X3950 Builds (Compare 148 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire X3950

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