Acer Aspire M3870

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 48.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.84% 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 (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAcer Aspire M3870  (all builds)
MotherboardAcer ET1861
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20091215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '20 at 19:59
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 530-$45
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
48.7% Average
Memory 65.8
1-Core 70.2
2-Core 113
51% 82.9 Pts
4-Core 184
8-Core 184
25% 184 Pts
64-Core 185
12% 185 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520
EVGA(3842 1525) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
1.84% Terrible
Lighting 2.33
Reflection 2.81
Parallax 1.81
2% 2.32 fps
MRender 2.33
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 1.83
2% 2.14 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.84%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 31 23 15 8.3 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
9.95% Terrible
Read 5.5
Write 19
Mixed 20.3
SusWrite 28.7
14% 18.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 9.95%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 80CE M378B5773SB0-CK0 0707 GU512303EP0202 04CB 8GB
1334, 1600, 1334, 1334 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
29.5% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 8.5
MC Mixed 13.2
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 6.8
19% 6.73 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 29%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aspire M3870 Builds (Compare 30 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire M3870

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $129
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