Acer Aspire M3450

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.11% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire M3450  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire M3450
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110930
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateJan 19 '17 at 04:52
Run Duration233 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
51.4% Above average
Memory 74.9
1-Core 59.6
2-Core 98
50% 77.5 Pts
4-Core 165
8-Core 158
22% 162 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
EVGA(3842 2647) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 369.9
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
6.11% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 6.92
Parallax 7.47
6% 7.23 fps
MRender 6.1
Gravity 7.43
Splatting 9.3
6% 7.61 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.11%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER1 2TB
116GB free
Firmware: CC26
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Read 98
Write 93.4
Mixed 97.1
72% 96.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.19
67% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 111%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 77.04D77
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
43.1% Average
Read 78
Write 72.2
Mixed 70.1
55% 73.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.19
61% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 57%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB
224GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
19.7% Very poor
Read 61.9
Write 23.5
Mixed 31.8
43% 39.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.2
69% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.7%
Great: 42%
Generic- SD/MMC 16GB
15GB free, PID null
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Read 19.1
Write 19
Mixed 19.1
25% 19.1 MB/s
4K Read 4.21
4K Write 2.04
4K Mixed 1.45
134% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.7% Below average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 14.3
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 7.6
SC Mixed 11.6
24% 8.37 GB/s
Latency 90.5
44% 90.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire M3450 Builds (Compare 11 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire M3450

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