Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive91% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 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.
SystemAcer Aspire M3970  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire M3970
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '19 at 02:51
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 84.5
2-Core 182
70% 119 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 461
48% 385 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI HD 4870
AMD(1002 0502) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Relative performance (0th percentile)
3.16% Terrible
Lighting 4.13
Reflection 3.27
Parallax 2.62
3% 3.34 fps
MRender 2.67
Gravity 2.47
Splatting 4.48
3% 3.2 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 3.16%
Great: 12%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Lexar SSD 240GB
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 415 419 424 424 415 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 423
Mixed 410
SusWrite 418
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 42.3
4K Mixed 32.8
104% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 264
215% 306 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 91%
Great: 168%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unifosa HU564403EP0200 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
50.2% Above average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 15.8
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 15.5
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 53%

 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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