Acer Aspire X3950

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 X3950  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire X3950
Memory2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100505
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateApr 05 '22 at 05:03
Run Duration421 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 540-$60
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
49% Average
Memory 67.9
1-Core 72.9
2-Core 113
52% 84.6 Pts
4-Core 175
8-Core 182
24% 179 Pts
64-Core 180
11% 180 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.94% Terrible
Lighting 5
Reflection 4.6
Parallax 4.7
4% 4.77 fps
MRender 4.4
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 5
4% 4.43 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.94%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
304GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 35 42 44 44 43 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
42.8% Average
Read 106
Write 104
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 43.1
58% 78.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 69%
WD Elements 107C 4TB
3.5TB free, PID 107c
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 20 21 24 22 23 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
15% Very poor
Read 27
Write 18.6
Mixed 21.4
SusWrite 22
29% 22.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
102% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 15%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Toshiba ACR256X64D3U13C9G None PSD32G133381 ACR256X64D3U13C9G None PSD32G133381 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
28.4% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 12.3
28% 9.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 7.2
20% 6.97 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire X3950 Builds (Compare 148 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire X3950

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $60
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