Acer Aspire X3950

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 47.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.57% 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire X3950  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer Aspire X3950
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100413
Uptime6.7 Days
Run DateSep 20 '17 at 07:37
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 650-$70
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
47.7% Average
Memory 60.5
1-Core 26.8
2-Core 70.9
34% 52.7 Pts
4-Core 203
8-Core 206
27% 204 Pts
64-Core 205
13% 205 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 320
Sapphire(174B 2150) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
3.57% Terrible
Lighting 4.5
Reflection 6.5
Parallax 1.88
4% 4.29 fps
MRender 6.1
Gravity 3.2
Splatting 3.52
3% 4.27 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.57%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 135
Write 142
Mixed 130
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 2.36
4K Mixed 0.28
108% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.3% Poor
MC Read 7.3
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 7.8
23% 7.93 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 5.8
18% 6.3 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 23.3%
Great: 54%

 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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