| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor. |
| Graphics | 1.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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 | 4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system. |
| OS Version | Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen. |
CPU throttled at 70% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
| System | Acer Gateway 4250s (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Acer Laptop |
| Memory | 2.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 8.1 |
| BIOS Date | 20151118 |
| Uptime | 0.1 Days |
| Run Date | May 01 '21 at 06:13 |
| Run Duration | 131 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 0% |
| CPU Throttled | 70% |
PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AMD A4 PRO-3340B HD Graphics
P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)
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33.7%
Below average
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28% 40.8 Pts
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12% 93.1 Pts
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6% 94.7 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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AMD HD 8240
Device(1D05 1002) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 16.12.2
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1.36%
Terrible
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1% 2.27 fps
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2% 2.13 fps
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21
402GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 60 66 46 54 78 MB/s
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42.5%
Average
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55% 74.5 MB/s
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100% 0.6 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Unknown A1_ 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
17.4%
Very poor
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16% 5.73 GB/s
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15% 5.3 GB/s
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26% 154 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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