Gateway SX2801

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 41% Speed boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


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 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 49.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.78% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Gateway SX2801 (all builds)
Motherboard	Gateway WG43M
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '21 at 21:57
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550-$161 34,093 User benchmarks, average bench 49% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Memory 72.5 1-Core 40.3 2-Core 76.3 42% 63 Pts	4-Core 155 8-Core 161 21% 158 Pts	64-Core 159 10% 159 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 809F) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.78% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 0.7 2% 1.77 fps	MRender 2.3 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 1.9 2% 2.17 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.78% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 873GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 82 57 46 53 59 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 91.9 Write 96.6 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 58.8 60% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 59%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 13GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	6.95% Terrible	Read 28.8 Write 5.5 Mixed 6 SusWrite 4.4 11% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 39% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.95% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 4x2GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 6.5 20% 6.9 GB/s	SC Read 4 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 7 16% 5.63 GB/s	Latency 95.7 42% 95.7 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 49%

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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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Typical SX2801 Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 38%

Jet ski

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

System: Gateway SX2801

CPU
Pentium E5500IntelBench 37%, 7,497 samples	3x
Core2 Duo E8500Intel $110Bench 42%, 18,841 samples	2x
Core2 Duo E4600IntelBench 34%, 6,872 samples	1x

GPU
G45/G43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 1%, 6,554 samples	2x
GeForce 8500 GTNvidiaBench 1%, 4,580 samples	1x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	1x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	2x

RAM
6GBKingstonBench 19%, 73 samples	3x
8GBKingstonBench 32%, 83 samples	1x
Kingston 6GBUnknownBench 29%, 27 samples	1x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $46

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16