Acer Aspire M3985

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics4.1% 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.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire M3985  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire M3985
Memory7.9 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120614
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateSep 06 '20 at 15:55
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2130-$50
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
62.3% Good
Memory 87.5
1-Core 87.8
2-Core 161
67% 112 Pts
4-Core 219
8-Core 209
29% 214 Pts
64-Core 213
13% 213 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Device(0000 0000) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 340.52
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
4.1% Terrible
Lighting 5.3
Reflection 6.42
Parallax 2.16
4% 4.63 fps
MRender 5.29
Gravity 4.67
Splatting 3.78
4% 4.58 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.1%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST500DM002-1BD142 494GB
269GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 32 30 34 35 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 87.3
Write 100
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 35.2
52% 69.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 74%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB
449GB free
Firmware: SC23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 120 121 120 122 118 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 111
Write 114
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 118
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 98%
SDHC Card 16GB
2GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 1.6 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
3.84% Terrible
Read 20.3
Write 3.5
Mixed 5.8
SusWrite 1.2
8% 7.7 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.84%
Great: 24%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F Hynix MPPU4GBPC1333 N0 Kingston ACR256X64D3U13C9G Samsung M378B5773SB0-CK0 10GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
44.1% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 14
40% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire M3985 Builds (Compare 187 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire M3985

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