Gateway ZX6971

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1% 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.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemGateway ZX6971  (all builds)
MotherboardGateway ZX6971
Memory1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120417
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateMay 17 '18 at 06:01
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G630-$37
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
46.3% Average
Memory 72.4
1-Core 67
2-Core 99.1
51% 79.5 Pts
4-Core 120
8-Core 120
16% 120 Pts
64-Core 90.6
6% 90.6 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)
Acer(1025 0618) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1% Terrible
Lighting 1.07
Reflection 1.35
Parallax 0.94
1% 1.12 fps
MRender 1.67
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 2
1% 1.49 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 17.01H17 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
49% Average
Read 88.3
Write 82.4
Mixed 87.3
65% 86 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.44
4K Mixed 0.31
89% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 49%
Great: 69%
Seagate Backup+ BK 500GB
384GB free, PID a013
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 86.5
Write 88.9
Mixed 60.1
99% 78.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 0.82
4K Mixed 0.17
35% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR512X64D3S13C9G 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18% Very poor
MC Read 5.9
MC Write 5.7
MC Mixed 5.7
16% 5.77 GB/s
SC Read 4.2
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 4
12% 4.03 GB/s
Latency 96
42% 96 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 18%
Great: 29%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ZX6971 Builds (Compare 33 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Gateway ZX6971

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 33% - Below average Total price: $320
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