Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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. 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 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics10.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive59.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire M3970  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire M3970
Memory2.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120217
Uptime8.9 Days
Run DateJan 25 '21 at 00:34
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3450-$59
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
63% Good
Memory 72.6
1-Core 88.4
2-Core 169
63% 110 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 312
42% 311 Pts
64-Core 265
16% 265 Pts
Poor: 55%
This bench: 63%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
Sapphire(174B 1482) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
10.3% Very poor
Lighting 13.7
Reflection 13.1
Parallax 12.9
11% 13.2 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 9.5
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.3%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 306 305 322 324 324 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 393
Write 309
Mixed 131
SusWrite 315
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 27
4K Mixed 18.4
64% 20.8 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 62.6
DQ Mixed 86
70% 103 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 119%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
533GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 106 106 108 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 107
Write 104
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 107
70% 95.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 62%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 111 112 112 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 114
Write 108
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 111
73% 99.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR512X64D3U13C9G ACR256X64D3U13C9G 6GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.4% Poor
MC Read 8
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 7.5
23% 8.07 GB/s
SC Read 3.8
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 4.2
12% 4.37 GB/s
Latency 95.5
42% 95.5 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 23.4%
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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