Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics43% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111031
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 16 '21 at 01:58
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 98.4
2-Core 191
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 471
52% 408 Pts
64-Core 469
29% 469 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43% Average
Lighting 55.6
Reflection 57.4
Parallax 49.4
45% 54.1 fps
MRender 42.3
Gravity 51.6
Splatting 46.8
38% 46.9 fps
Poor: 39%
This bench: 43%
Great: 46%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 195 217 216 216 218 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 268
Write 227
Mixed 332
SusWrite 214
59% 260 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 48.8
4K Mixed 34.1
114% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 227
200% 302 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 105%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
466GB free
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 340 448 448 450 451 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 452
Mixed 386
SusWrite 415
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 49.9
4K Mixed 35.2
117% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 260
218% 316 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
49.2% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 15.2
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 16.4
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 53%

 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%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire M3970

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $235
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