Acer Aspire M3970G

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	38.4% 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)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Acer Aspire M3970G (all builds)
Motherboard	Acer Aspire M3970G
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111125
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '18 at 18:57
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2320-$165 38,345 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 81.2 2-Core 162 66% 110 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 300 41% 303 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Lighting 50.9 Reflection 46.8 Parallax 41.4 42% 46.4 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 42.9 Splatting 37 32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 234 Write 224 Mixed 222 51% 226 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 43.5 4K Mixed 26.2 91% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 136 112% 161 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 97%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 40GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 83 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	51% Above average	Read 96.3 Write 98.2 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 81.4 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 74%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 29GB free, PID 0723 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 15 18 18 12 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 18.5 Write 10.7 Mixed 13.8 SusWrite 14.4 19% 14.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 3.6 279% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 M378B5173QH0-CK0 M378B5173DB0-CK0 M378B5173DB0-CK0 16GB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.1% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 12.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 14.1 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 60%

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

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Typical Aspire M3970G Builds (Compare 36 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 35%

Sail boat

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

System: Acer Aspire M3970G

CPU
Core i5-2320Intel $165Bench 64%, 38,345 samples	29x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	7x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x
Radeon HD 7350AMDBench 1%, 1,650 samples	5x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	2x

SSD
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	5x
CS900 240GBPNY $25Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	3x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x

RAM
HU524303EP0200 4x2GBUnifosaBench 49%, 508 samples	9x
ACR256X64D3U13C9G 4x2GBKingstonBench 44%, 134 samples	4x
M378B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 2,354 samples	3x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $417

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16