Acer Aspire X3950

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire X3950  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire X3950
Memory1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100505
Uptime18.1 Days
Run DateOct 01 '18 at 21:56
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 540-$60
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
50.3% Above average
Memory 69.3
1-Core 75.4
2-Core 123
54% 89.4 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 166
24% 176 Pts
64-Core 187
12% 187 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)
Acer(1025 0447) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.82% Terrible
Lighting 0.9
Reflection 1.12
Parallax 0.88
1% 0.96 fps
MRender 1.33
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 1.43
1% 1.17 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.82%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB
871GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 77.04D77
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 48 67 76 64 76 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 96.7
Write 95.8
Mixed 62.6
SusWrite 65.8
59% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U6BFR8C-H9 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.2% Poor
MC Read 7.2
MC Write 7.8
MC Mixed 7.7
22% 7.57 GB/s
SC Read 7.3
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 6.9
19% 6.8 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire X3950 Builds (Compare 148 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire X3950

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