Acer Aspire X3950

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 50%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.91% 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.
Memory7GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 7GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire X3950  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire X3950
Memory2.4 GB free of 7 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100505
Uptime34.5 Days
Run DateNov 12 '19 at 22:25
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
50% Average
Memory 66.5
1-Core 76.6
2-Core 138
55% 93.6 Pts
4-Core 196
8-Core 192
26% 194 Pts
64-Core 190
12% 190 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 50%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)
Acer(1025 0447) 3.2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.91% Terrible
Lighting 0.97
Reflection 1.27
Parallax 0.91
1% 1.05 fps
MRender 1.48
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 1.83
1% 1.35 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.91%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 17 30 36 37 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
12.4% Very poor
Read 11.7
Write 43.3
Mixed 22.4
SusWrite 31
20% 27.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
96% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 12.4%
Great: 70%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6
8GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 18 18 16 16 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
10.9% Very poor
Read 30.1
Write 19.5
Mixed 19.2
SusWrite 18
28% 21.7 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.9
64% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.9%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 Toshiba ACR128X64D3U1333C9 Toshiba ACR256X64D3U1333C9 7GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 1024, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
26.5% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 7.9
MC Mixed 10.6
26% 9.03 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 7.5
20% 7.13 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $60
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