Gateway FX6840

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Gateway FX6840 (all builds)
Motherboard	Gateway FX6840
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100611
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '16 at 20:39
Run Duration	425 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 860-$339 51,451 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Memory 94.3 1-Core 78.9 2-Core 151 66% 108 Pts	4-Core 272 8-Core 374 41% 323 Pts	64-Core 375 23% 375 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6519 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Lighting 70.3 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 59.7 57% 66.3 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 63.6 Splatting 53.9 51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 54GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9401 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 92 (B1) Unknown 99 99 9 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 43 43 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 26 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2357875765	37.8% Below average	Read 179 Write 168 Mixed 160 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 33.2 4K Mixed 14.5 62% 21.5 MB/s	DQ Read 30.6 DQ Write 48.5 DQ Mixed 15.6 18% 31.6 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 115%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 783GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 194 10129 (03) Spinup time 125 119 6708 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2362 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 52 52 35078 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2324 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 502 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 825903 (C2) HDA temperature 103 89 44 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	49.5% Average	Read 87.1 Write 85.5 Mixed 91.6 66% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 0.84 4K Mixed 0.13 48% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 59%
Seagate ST9160827AS 160GB 1,041 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 45GB free Firmware: 3.AHC Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4977 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 419887649 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 12649 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3295 (B8) Unknown 100 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 58 24 10051499655210 (BF) G-sense error rate 95 95 10968 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1773 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 38 38 124138 (C2) HDA temperature 42 76 73014444074 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 65 53 8373316 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	26% Poor	Read 44.8 Write 45.7 Mixed 44.2 34% 44.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 0.66 4K Mixed 0.31 67% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 33%
Generic- MicroSD 16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 10GB free, PID null Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	6.71% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 4.54 Mixed 7.31 10% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.77 4K Mixed 0.67 60% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.71% Great: 10%
Generic- SD/MMC 4GB 275 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID null Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	8.67% Terrible	Read 18.4 Write 11.1 Mixed 12.3 17% 14 MB/s	4K Read 3.48 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.63 65% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.67% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston ACR256X64D3U1333C9 4x2GB 522 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	42% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 13 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 11.8 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 52%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 17%

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System: Gateway FX6840

CPU
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	66x
Core i7 870Intel $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples	37x
Core i5-750Intel $72Bench 62%, 43,796 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	9x
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples	9x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	7x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x
CS900 240GBPNY $20Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	4x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	4x

RAM
GU512303EP0202 4x2GBUnknownBench 37%, 604 samples	14x
M378B5273BH1-CH9 80CE M378B5273BH1-CH9 80CE M378B5673FH0-CH9 80CE M378B5673FH0-CH9 12GBUnknownBench 41%, 58 samples	10x
ACR256X64D3U1333C9 4x2GBKingstonBench 39%, 522 samples	8x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $427

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16