Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 54.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.4% 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 Drive	The 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.
Memory	18GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 18GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Acer Aspire M3970 (all builds)
Motherboard	Acer Aspire M3970
Memory	9.9 GB free of 18 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110801
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '20 at 06:03
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2320-$165 38,345 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Memory 78.9 1-Core 64.1 2-Core 125 55% 89.3 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 215 24% 191 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.4% Below average	Lighting 37.9 Reflection 51.1 Parallax 68.9 31% 52.6 fps	MRender 52.6 Gravity 51.1 Splatting 65.8 47% 56.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 97 103 51 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 116 Write 118 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 79.8 74% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 269GB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 85 68 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 82.3 Write 81.7 Mixed 77 SusWrite 79.9 60% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 67%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 17 16 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 26.7 Write 21.5 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 15.6 28% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 42%
ASMT 2105 525GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 105GB free, PID 5136 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 56 66 65 35 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 117 Write 66.3 Mixed 81 SusWrite 49.9 99% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 11.8 4K Mixed 10.6 799% 10.8 MB/s	DQ Read 13.1 DQ Write 23.7 DQ Mixed 15.8 1,392% 17.5 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 166%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB 355 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 478GB free, PID ab24 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 17 17 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 26.8 Write 23 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 15.7 29% 22 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 124% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB Kingston ACR512X64D3U13C9G Kingston ACR256X64D3U13C9G 18GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.6% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 11.9 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 7.1 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 82.6 48% 82.6 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 $194Bench 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 $94Bench 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: $231

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16