Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 4%
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 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive59.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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
Memory8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111031
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 01 '19 at 15:45
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%

 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 i5-2320-$165
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 86.3
1-Core 84.6
2-Core 166
67% 112 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 327
44% 327 Pts
64-Core 319
20% 319 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)
Acer(1025 0589) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1% Terrible
Lighting 1.07
Reflection 1.42
Parallax 0.97
1% 1.15 fps
MRender 1.67
Gravity 0.77
Splatting 1.96
1% 1.46 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 216 211 219 216 220 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 439
Write 364
Mixed 153
SusWrite 220
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 39.4
4K Mixed 24
79% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 53.2
DQ Mixed 52.8
50% 79.5 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4GBXL Kingston ACR256X64D3U13C9G F3-10666CL9-4GBXL Kingston ACR256X64D3U13C9G 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
34.5% Below average
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 11.5
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 12.6
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 37%

 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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