Acer Aspire M3970

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Acer Aspire M3970 (all builds)
Motherboard	Acer Aspire M3970
Memory	10.6 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110712
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '17 at 19:14
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$197 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 90.5 2-Core 153 68% 111 Pts	4-Core 278 8-Core 283 37% 280 Pts	64-Core 335 21% 335 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.10.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.6% Below average	Lighting 31.5 Reflection 51.7 Parallax 65.2 26% 49.5 fps	MRender 51.2 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 65.6 46% 54.8 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 18310001 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 -41747082099041 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 355 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 103 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 49 56 81608048689 (C2) HDA temperature 49 56 81608048689 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 18310001 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 18310001 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 18310001 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 96 96 4294967297 (E9) Unknown 0 0 27414 (EA) Unknown 0 0 13110 (F1) Unknown 0 0 13110 (F2) Unknown 0 0 8468 (F4) Unknown 94 94 13172937	54.7% Above average	Read 499 Write 114 Mixed 129 53% 247 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 53.8 4K Mixed 13.8 80% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 83.9 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 30.9 42% 76.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 73%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 163 161 6808 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11617 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 73 73 19848 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 721 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 68 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 188 188 36961 (C2) HDA temperature 93 88 57 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	64.1% Good	Read 115 Write 109 Mixed 102 82% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.25 88% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 166 (03) Spinup time 167 166 6650 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8575 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 37 37 46235 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 723 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 106 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 80 80 362922 (C2) HDA temperature 100 94 50 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 2 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 199 199 297	49.7% Average	Read 80.5 Write 92.7 Mixed 88.6 66% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.22 75% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 67%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 128GB 3,370 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 119GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 30.9 Write 17.9 Mixed 20.8 28% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.14 4K Write 1.04 4K Mixed 0.76 73% 1.65 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unifosa HU524303EP0200 HU564403EP0200 Kingston 9905403-038.A00G Kingston 9905403-038.A00G 14GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.2% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 13 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 13.5 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Acer Aspire M3970

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 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: $235

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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