Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics18.2% 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.
Memory14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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 (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire M3970  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire M3970
Memory9.3 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110419
Uptime7.2 Days
Run DateOct 16 '19 at 22:31
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 74%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 (67th percentile)
66.8% Good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 75.1
2-Core 150
62% 103 Pts
4-Core 285
8-Core 300
39% 292 Pts
64-Core 295
18% 295 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
18.2% Very poor
Lighting 22.7
Reflection 17.6
Parallax 20.7
18% 20.3 fps
MRender 26
Gravity 23.3
Splatting 17.5
18% 22.3 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD Radeon R3 120GB
11GB free
Firmware: P0422C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 107 54 56 54 54 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
44.3% Average
Read 223
Write 166
Mixed 116
SusWrite 86.1
33% 148 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 28.2
4K Mixed 25.8
75% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 91.6
81% 123 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
258GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 52 70 75 75 82 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 76.5
Write 34
Mixed 46
SusWrite 68
41% 56.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown GR1600D364L11/8G Kingston ACR256X64D3U1333C9 R532G1601U1S-UO R532G1601U1S-UO 14GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
36.4% Below average
MC Read 12.5
MC Write 12.8
MC Mixed 10.9
34% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 11
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns

 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: $235
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