Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive32.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire M3970  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire M3970
Memory23.6 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 25 '20 at 08:20
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 80%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
67.4% Good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 90.6
2-Core 165
67% 113 Pts
4-Core 290
8-Core 377
42% 333 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
107% Outstanding
Lighting 159
Reflection 165
Parallax 155
130% 160 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 161
Splatting 0.3
67% 93.3 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 107%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3401103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 8.5 8.6 8.9 9.1 8.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
32.3% Below average
Read 473
Write 8.5
Mixed 16.7
SusWrite 8.8
26% 127 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 6.6
4K Mixed 5.1
46% 11.7 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 102%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 85 86 86 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 85.3
Write 83.6
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 85.4
59% 79.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-035.A00LF 9905471-084.A00LF Samsung M378B1G73EB0-CK0 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 28GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
45.6% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 14.7
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 14.5
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 76
53% 76 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire M3970 Builds (Compare 448 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: $235
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