Gateway FX6840

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.84% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	Gateway FX6840 (all builds)
Motherboard	Gateway FX6840
Memory	1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100517
Uptime	14.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '22 at 02:42
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 860-$339 51,451 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72% Very good	Memory 93.9 1-Core 82.9 2-Core 155 68% 111 Pts	4-Core 278 8-Core 361 41% 320 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 250E 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 8% PwrHis(1787 7250) 2GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	6.84% Terrible	Lighting 8.3 Reflection 12.4 Parallax 13.7 7% 11.5 fps	MRender 7.5 Gravity 9.1 Splatting 8.8 7% 8.47 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.84% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 23,667 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: CA12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 16 28 46 34 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 85 Write 80.3 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 32.5 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 61%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 221GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 20 31 48 41 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	24.9% Poor	Read 49.5 Write 55.5 Mixed 47 SusWrite 36.9 35% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 676GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 19 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 30.3 Write 22.5 Mixed 12.8 SusWrite 18.4 27% 21 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 43%
Maxtor Basics Portable 320GB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 78GB free, PID 7450 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 28.2 Write 22.3 Mixed 20 SusWrite 18.2 29% 22.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378B5673EH1-CH9 4x2GB 223 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	42.4% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 12.8 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 12.9 34% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 43%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 17%

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System: Gateway FX6840

CPU
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	66x
Core i7 870Intel $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples	37x
Core i5-750Intel $72Bench 62%, 43,796 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	9x
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples	9x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	7x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x
CS900 240GBPNY $20Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	4x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	4x

RAM
GU512303EP0202 4x2GBUnknownBench 37%, 604 samples	14x
M378B5273BH1-CH9 80CE M378B5273BH1-CH9 80CE M378B5673FH0-CH9 80CE M378B5673FH0-CH9 12GBUnknownBench 41%, 58 samples	10x
ACR256X64D3U1333C9 4x2GBKingstonBench 39%, 522 samples	8x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $428

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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