Gateway DX4870

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.69% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGateway DX4870  (all builds)
MotherboardGateway DX4870
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120507
Uptime10 Days
Run DateJul 20 '19 at 22:33
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 192
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 512
53% 428 Pts
64-Core 512
32% 512 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450
Device(1B0A 909D) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
1.69% Terrible
Lighting 2.17
Reflection 1.73
Parallax 1.94
2% 1.94 fps
MRender 1.86
Gravity 1.57
Splatting 2.13
2% 1.85 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.69%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
531GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 138 133 165 158 144 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 170
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 146
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 112%
WD Elements 1TB
344GB free, PID 10a8
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 73 73 74 73 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
32.3% Below average
Read 67
Write 70.5
Mixed 46
SusWrite 73.3
87% 64.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BA160B.C16F 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
54.8% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 17
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 17.1
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 61%

 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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