Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Acer Aspire M3970 (all builds)
Motherboard	Acer Aspire M3970
Memory	9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '19 at 23:02
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2320-$165 38,345 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 85.8 2-Core 168 68% 114 Pts	4-Core 331 8-Core 320 44% 326 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Acer(1025 0589) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.01% Terrible	Lighting 1.07 Reflection 1.42 Parallax 0.97 1% 1.15 fps	MRender 1.81 Gravity 0.77 Splatting 1.96 1% 1.51 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.01% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 202 176 198 219 218 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 470 Write 435 Mixed 342 SusWrite 213 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 33.8 112% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 257 214% 309 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 105%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 714GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 68 69 70 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 74.9 Write 75.7 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 69.5 52% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 65%
WD Ext HDD 1021 2.5TB 317 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 2.5TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 24 24 24 25 25 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 28.6 Write 22 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 24.4 32% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 20%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 807GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 119 121 123 120 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 123 Write 131 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 121 141% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4GBXL Kingston ACR256X64D3U13C9G F3-10666CL9-4GBXL Kingston ACR256X64D3U13C9G 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41% Average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 12.3 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.4 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 37%

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire M3970

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	162x
Core i5-2320Intel $165Bench 64%, 38,345 samples	99x
Core i5-2300IntelBench 64%, 19,722 samples	54x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	64x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	27x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	19x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	20x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	17x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x

RAM
ACR512X64D3U13C9G 2x4GBKingstonBench 47%, 1,166 samples	14x
HU564403EP0200 2x4GBUnifosaBench 49%, 909 samples	10x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	9x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $233

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16