Acer Aspire M1201

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 43.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.79% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive42% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAcer Aspire M1201  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer RS740DVF
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090302
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '16 at 02:30
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom 9650-$125
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
43.2% Average
Memory 68.3
1-Core 31.9
2-Core 55.2
36% 51.8 Pts
4-Core 105
8-Core 120
15% 112 Pts
64-Core 128
8% 128 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
XFX(1682 7250) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
8.79% Terrible
Lighting 11.1
Reflection 12.8
Parallax 14.8
9% 12.9 fps
MRender 9.24
Gravity 10.4
Splatting 10.7
8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.79%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS2211 240GB-$90
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS221016 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
42% Average
Read 216
Write 203
Mixed 211
47% 210 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 36
4K Mixed 11.5
65% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 22.8
DQ Write 63.7
DQ Mixed 12.8
18% 33.1 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 42%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20
38GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
34% Below average
Read 61
Write 57.1
Mixed 23.7
35% 47.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 2.09
4K Mixed 0.37
103% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 34%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.5% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 5.4
MC Mixed 8.3
22% 7.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 6.4
15% 5.37 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire M1201 Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 14%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire M1201

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 17% - Very poor Total price: $15
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