Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics82.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 Date20110419
Uptime13.2 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '21 at 17:06
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 (100th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 83
2-Core 192
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 465
53% 416 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.7% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 109
Parallax 99.2
84% 104 fps
MRender 93.1
Gravity 99.1
Splatting 97.8
79% 96.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 476
Write 437
Mixed 352
94% 422 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 47.4
4K Mixed 36.1
117% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 226
198% 298 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
76GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 216 220 215 215 215 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
64.4% Good
Read 254
Write 220
Mixed 210
SusWrite 197
50% 220 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 42
4K Mixed 33.4
109% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 183
138% 184 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1869DT1TX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 15.4
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 15.4
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 50%
Great: 78%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire M3970

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $232
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