Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics10.1% 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 Drive49.6% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemAcer Aspire M3970  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire M3970
Memory2.6 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110721
Uptime15 Days
Run DateNov 29 '17 at 19:21
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2300
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
66.6% Good
Memory 89.5
1-Core 71.4
2-Core 121
60% 93.9 Pts
4-Core 260
8-Core 233
34% 246 Pts
64-Core 247
15% 247 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 645
Nvidia(10DE 1029) 1GB
CLim: 823 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
10.1% Very poor
Lighting 11.9
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 13.9
10% 12.2 fps
MRender 14.4
Gravity 14.2
Splatting 12.2
11% 13.6 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.1%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 432
Write 113
Mixed 159
51% 235 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 14.1
68% 25.6 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 33.9
49% 90.8 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 3x2GB
3 of 4 slots used
6GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
38% Below average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 12.2
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 10.3
SC Mixed 8.7
27% 9.57 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 38%
Great: 49%

 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: 68% - Good Total price: $226
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