Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.3% 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 Drive83.4% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAcer Aspire M3970  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire M3970
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111031
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateSep 23 '20 at 03:46
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 170
72% 120 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 465
48% 385 Pts
64-Core 469
29% 469 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Zotac(19DA 1375) 2GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
35.3% Below average
Lighting 45.5
Reflection 44.9
Parallax 39.8
37% 43.4 fps
MRender 39.9
Gravity 40.5
Splatting 36.6
32% 39 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
659GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 369 402 404 407 405 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Read 471
Write 410
Mixed 311
SusWrite 376
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 41.2
4K Mixed 27.3
90% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 276
214% 295 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
94GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 212 227 228 227 227 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
60.1% Good
Read 252
Write 212
Mixed 211
SusWrite 213
50% 222 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 36.5
4K Mixed 28.2
92% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 185
139% 185 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 172 171 172 172 172 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 136
Mixed 103
SusWrite 170
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 103%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unifosa HU564403EP0200 HU564403EP0200 Kingston 99U5471-020.A00LF Kingston 99U5471-020.A00LF 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
49.8% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 15.2
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 50%

 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: $231
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