Acer Aspire M3400

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics38.2% 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 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.
Memory9GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 9GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAcer Aspire M3400  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire M3400
Memory6.4 GB free of 9 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110615
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 10 '18 at 15:18
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Memory 81.8
1-Core 38.9
2-Core 100
48% 73.7 Pts
4-Core 162
8-Core 194
23% 178 Pts
64-Core 200
12% 200 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
EVGA(3842 1962) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1632 MHz, MLim: 1802 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38.2% Below average
Lighting 49.3
Reflection 49.4
Parallax 43.9
40% 47.6 fps
MRender 40.9
Gravity 45
Splatting 40.4
34% 42.1 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
571GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 59 66 73 93 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
48.5% Average
Read 99.7
Write 59.1
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 69.5
47% 64.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
98% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR128X64D3U1333C9 None 64C0MHHHJ-HS ACR256X64D3U1333C9 ACR256X64D3U1333C9 9GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
1024, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
32.4% Below average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 7.3
MC Mixed 11.6
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 8.3
20% 7.07 GB/s
Latency 77.3
52% 77.3 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire M3400 Builds (Compare 18 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 M3400

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