Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics113% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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
Memory6.5 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111031
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 07 '20 at 07:21
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 (94th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Memory 89
1-Core 86.1
2-Core 168
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 326
43% 322 Pts
64-Core 321
20% 321 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
113% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 189
Parallax 177
118% 170 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 180
Splatting 120
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 113%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 214 215 214 248 265 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
62.3% Good
Read 442
Write 225
Mixed 241
SusWrite 227
63% 284 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 41.4
4K Mixed 19.9
74% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 65.6
DQ Mixed 121
104% 160 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unifosa HU524303EP0200 HU524303EP0200 HU524303EP0200 HU564403EP0200 10GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
45.8% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 14.2
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.9
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 46%

 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: $225
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