Gateway DX4831

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gateway DX4831 (all builds)
Motherboard	Gateway H57M01
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20091117
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '19 at 06:17
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 530-$45 16,724 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Memory 65.4 1-Core 64.9 2-Core 106 48% 78.6 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 176 23% 175 Pts	64-Core 171 11% 171 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 51%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz) 20,588 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Acer(1025 0389) 3.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.95% Terrible	Lighting 0.97 Reflection 1.35 Parallax 0.91 1% 1.07 fps	MRender 1.52 Gravity 0.73 Splatting 2.13 1% 1.46 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.95% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 480GB-$180 3,042 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 148 132 40 49 133 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.9% Average	Read 244 Write 230 Mixed 210 SusWrite 115 45% 200 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 17.5 4K Mixed 18.2 64% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 88.4 DQ Mixed 107 84% 118 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 69%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 608GB free Firmware: 01.00101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 138 139 141 141 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 151 Write 129 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 139 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 83%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 129 131 131 131 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 144 Write 148 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 131 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5673EH1-CH9 M378B5673EH1-CH9 None CT25664BD160B.C8FK None CT25664BD160B.C8FK 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	28.6% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 12.6 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 7.5 20% 6.83 GB/s	Latency 113 36% 113 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 29%

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Gaming 3%

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Desktop 45%

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Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

System: Gateway DX4831

CPU
Core i3 530Intel $45Bench 46%, 16,724 samples	41x
Core i5-750Intel $72Bench 62%, 43,796 samples	23x
Core i7 870Intel $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples	14x

GPU
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	21x
R9 280XAMD $500Bench 35%, 94,130 samples	4x
Radeon HD 5570AMDBench 4%, 12,172 samples	4x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	4x
CS900 1TB SSDPNYBench 78%, 7,281 samples	4x

RAM
GU512303EP0202 GU502203EP0201 GU512303EP0202 GU502203EP0201 6GBHitachiBench 31%, 138 samples	8x
GU512303EP0202 4x2GBHitachiBench 37%, 282 samples	6x
GU512303EP0202 4x2GBUnknownBench 37%, 604 samples	5x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $73

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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