Gateway DX4860

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.97% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGateway DX4860  (all builds)
MotherboardGateway DX4860
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '17 at 03:15
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 87.5
2-Core 163
69% 114 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 342
47% 350 Pts
64-Core 335
21% 335 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
EVGA(3842 C862) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
4.97% Terrible
Lighting 5.97
Reflection 9
Parallax 1.97
5% 5.65 fps
MRender 9.05
Gravity 4.1
Splatting 6.13
5% 6.43 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.97%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB
466GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 126
Write 127
Mixed 122
94% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 1.98
4K Mixed 0.52
127% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 72%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB
856GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 77.04D77 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 64.3
Write 75.8
Mixed 79.1
55% 73.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.36
91% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unifosa GU512303EP0202 Samsung M378B5673EH1-CH9 GU512303EP0202 GU512303EP0202 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
50.6% Above average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.6
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16.2
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical DX4860 Builds (Compare 555 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Gateway DX4860

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $193
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