Gateway DX4870

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive64% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGateway DX4870  (all builds)
MotherboardGateway DX4870
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120312
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateDec 02 '22 at 19:30
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2120-$170
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Memory 68.7
1-Core 83
2-Core 136
57% 95.9 Pts
4-Core 184
8-Core 199
25% 192 Pts
64-Core 198
12% 198 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)
Acer(1025 063D) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.63% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 1.3
Parallax 0.5
0% 0.77 fps
MRender 1.5
Gravity 0.4
Splatting 1.8
1% 1.23 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.63%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 143 27 67 48 81 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
64% Good
Read 441
Write 137
Mixed 331
SusWrite 122
57% 258 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 45.7
4K Mixed 25.8
95% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 193
152% 211 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 64%
Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop 1TB
438GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 25 26 26 26 26 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
15% Very poor
Read 54.9
Write 25.3
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 25.8
39% 32.3 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 1
53% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D169DS3J.8FN 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
41.7% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 14.1
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 12.4
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 58%

 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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