Acer Aspire M3420

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 55.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.12% 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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAcer Aspire M3420  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire M3420
Memory3.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120417
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateDec 09 '18 at 17:07
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-5700 APU (2012 D.Tr)-$265
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
55.7% Above average
Memory 77.6
1-Core 64.1
2-Core 111
53% 84.4 Pts
4-Core 197
8-Core 198
26% 197 Pts
64-Core 191
12% 191 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7470
Elitegroup(1019 0024) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
2.12% Terrible
Lighting 2.83
Reflection 2.88
Parallax 2.47
2% 2.73 fps
MRender 2.05
Gravity 1.97
Splatting 2.3
2% 2.11 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.12%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
454GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 112 123 124 132 129 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 112
Write 113
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 120
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR512X64D3U13C9G ACR256X64D3U13C9G 6GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 4
MC Mixed 6.5
18% 6.37 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 7.6
19% 6.63 GB/s
Latency 85.1
47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 21%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire M3420 Builds (Compare 9 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire M3420

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $201
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