Acer Aspire 8930

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive32.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire 8930  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire 8930
Memory1.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100316
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '20 at 00:30
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000-$121
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
43.3% Average
Memory 68.2
1-Core 31.4
2-Core 57.9
36% 52.5 Pts
4-Core 110
8-Core 107
14% 108 Pts
64-Core 108
7% 108 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600M-GT
Acer(1025 0145) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.74
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
1.1% Terrible
Lighting 0.9
Reflection 1.2
Parallax 0.9
1% 1 fps
MRender 2.8
Gravity 1.6
Splatting 2.3
2% 2.23 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.1%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 60GB
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 332ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 57 58 58 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
32.1% Below average
Read 172
Write 63
Mixed 94.8
SusWrite 58.4
21% 97 MB/s
4K Read 13.8
4K Write 32.3
4K Mixed 17.1
60% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 80.8
DQ Write 57.2
DQ Mixed 71.6
53% 69.9 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 80%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80
291GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 18 26 23 26 25 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
28.2% Poor
Read 75.3
Write 27.4
Mixed 19.5
SusWrite 23.2
27% 36.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.4
65% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
18% Very poor
MC Read 6.6
MC Write 5
MC Mixed 5.2
16% 5.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 5.3
15% 5.4 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 18%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire 8930 Builds (Compare 38 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 8930

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