Gateway DX4870

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive38.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.
SystemGateway DX4870  (all builds)
MotherboardGateway DX4870
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121018
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 08 '19 at 15:36
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3330
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Memory 76.3
1-Core 77.7
2-Core 137
59% 97 Pts
4-Core 241
8-Core 226
32% 234 Pts
64-Core 232
14% 232 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
112% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 175
Parallax 184
115% 167 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 185
Splatting 123
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 112%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
DENCSTE251M25-0115 115GB
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.35
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 51 56 55 52 51 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
38.4% Below average
Read 179
Write 75.5
Mixed 107
SusWrite 54.3
23% 104 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 38.1
4K Mixed 20.7
75% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 74.9
DQ Mixed 90.6
72% 102 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR512X64D3U16C11G ACR512X64D3U16C11G 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.5% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 16.8
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 13.4
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 87.7
46% 87.7 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical DX4870 Builds (Compare 297 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: Gateway DX4870

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