Gateway SX2841

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 47.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.67% 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
SystemGateway SX2841  (all builds)
MotherboardGateway FIH57
Memory3.6 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100712
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '18 at 22:42
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G6952
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
47.8% Average
Memory 65.5
1-Core 67.4
2-Core 116
50% 82.9 Pts
4-Core 175
8-Core 178
24% 177 Pts
64-Core 178
11% 178 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)
Acer(1025 0344) 2.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.67% Terrible
Lighting 0.7
Reflection 0.96
Parallax 0.69
1% 0.78 fps
MRender 1.14
Gravity 0.53
Splatting 1.35
1% 1.01 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.67%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
823GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP4OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Read 136
Write 111
Mixed 108
89% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.37
84% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 3x2GB
3 of 4 slots used
6GB DIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
24.1% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 10.2
24% 8.23 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 6.4
17% 6.03 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SX2841 Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Gateway SX2841

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $466
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