Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
Processor	With 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 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	34.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Acer Aspire M3970 (all builds)
Motherboard	Acer Aspire M3970
Memory	7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '19 at 01:48
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2300 19,722 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	69% Good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 77.3 2-Core 154 64% 106 Pts	4-Core 300 8-Core 298 40% 299 Pts	64-Core 301 19% 301 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 71%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 96 96 95 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 202 Write 121 Mixed 142 SusWrite 96.7 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 13.8 4K Mixed 12 52% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 97.7 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 59.8 58% 91.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 73%
Seagate ST3160812AS 160GB-$47 10,399 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 132GB free Firmware: 3.AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 21 19 16 17 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 17.3 Write 20.3 Mixed 16.3 SusWrite 18.6 13% 18.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 32% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 40%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 572GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 23 23 23 23 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 28.2 Write 22.8 Mixed 22 SusWrite 23.2 32% 24 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-058.A00LF Unifosa HU564403EP0200 12GB 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.1% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 8.5 25% 8.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 7.2 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Acer Aspire M3970

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	162x
Core i5-2320Intel $165Bench 64%, 38,345 samples	99x
Core i5-2300IntelBench 64%, 19,722 samples	54x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	64x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	27x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	19x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	20x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	17x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x

RAM
ACR512X64D3U13C9G 2x4GBKingstonBench 47%, 1,166 samples	14x
HU564403EP0200 2x4GBUnifosaBench 49%, 909 samples	10x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	9x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $229

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16