Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics49.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive0.86% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 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 M3970  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire M3970
Memory8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110712
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 20 '19 at 04:44
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2120-$170
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
63% Good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 85
2-Core 138
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 219
8-Core 214
29% 217 Pts
64-Core 221
14% 221 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
Gigabyte(1458 22F9) ≥ 4GB; Gigabyte 4GB
CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 2075 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.8.1
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.6% Average
Lighting 62.9
Reflection 58.3
Parallax 74.8
51% 65.4 fps
MRender 61.3
Gravity 59.6
Splatting 51.7
46% 57.5 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 1.3 25 1.5 1.3 0.8 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
0.86% Terrible
Read 6.5
Write 2.5
Mixed 2.2
SusWrite 5.2
1% 4.1 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.1
1% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 0.86%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
293GB free
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 95 70 47 44 22 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 115
Write 113
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 64.4
65% 88.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR256X64D3U13C9G ACR256X64D3U13C9G 1866 CL10 Series 1866 CL10 Series 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
50.4% Above average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 16
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 16.5
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 50%

 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: $228
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