Acer Aspire 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 25%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 21.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive31.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
SystemAcer Aspire 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 8930
Memory2.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20081203
Uptime9.3 Days
Run DateAug 12 '20 at 17:27
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo P7450-$90
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
21.4% Poor
Memory 33.7
1-Core 28.5
2-Core 59.6
24% 40.6 Pts
4-Core 59.4
8-Core 23.7
6% 41.6 Pts
64-Core 24
2% 24 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 21.4%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600M-GT
Acer(1025 0145) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
1.93% Terrible
Lighting 2.23
Reflection 4.27
Parallax 0.78
2% 2.43 fps
MRender 3.76
Gravity 1.6
Splatting 2.61
2% 2.66 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.93%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 78 56 60 36 54 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
31.3% Below average
Read 184
Write 170
Mixed 117
SusWrite 62.8
30% 134 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 23.4
4K Mixed 18.1
60% 19.1 MB/s
DQ Read 22.9
DQ Write 42.3
DQ Mixed 27.5
22% 30.9 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 93%
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23
22GB free
Firmware: 11.01A11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 54 54 60 57 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
27.3% Poor
Read 39.2
Write 41
Mixed 30.5
SusWrite 55.6
31% 41.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 27.3%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
7.02% Terrible
MC Read 2.8
MC Write 1.7
MC Mixed 2
6% 2.17 GB/s
SC Read 1.4
SC Write 1.9
SC Mixed 2.1
5% 1.8 GB/s
Latency 234
17% 234 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 7.02%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Aspire 8930 Builds (Compare 38 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 8930

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