Acer Aspire M3870

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemAcer Aspire M3870  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer ET1861
Memory7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100408
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 31 '18 at 19:58
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 870-$100
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 92.7
1-Core 88
2-Core 169
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 289
8-Core 394
43% 342 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 74%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
918GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 60 38 51 43 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
27.5% Poor
Read 40.5
Write 67.7
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 55.4
36% 49.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
61% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 113%
TOSHIBA USB FLASH DRIVE 32GB
27GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 4.6 4.8 7.2 7.2 7.2 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
4.75% Terrible
Read 20.3
Write 20.3
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 5.7
17% 13.7 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
9% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.75%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR256X64D3U1333C9 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
41.6% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 12.4
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 10.3
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire M3870 Builds (Compare 30 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire M3870

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $129
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