SUMMARY:
Test Results Summary
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Quick Summary
This is a very fast system that should meet all your computing needs. You may be able to add a few upgrades to improve performance and convenience.
Click on any of the subsystem names or flags in the table below to see more information and recommendations, or see the detailed summary page to see all the subsystem information on one page. View the Test History page for a summary of all test results for this configuration. See how your system compares to others we've tested. Also, click on any of the tips below to find out what it means and how to fix it. In many cases, we can fix the problem automatically if you wish.
Top Tips for OEMCOMPUTER
• Outlook 98 not using Restricted Sites zone
• Outlook Express not using Restricted Sites zone
• Unusually low performance (Drive C)
• Check IE Restricted Sites zone
• Adjust file cache settings
• Scan for errors (Drive C)
Subsystem Description Performance Configuration
System AMD Athlon, 1000MHz
Memory 512MB RAM
Disk Drive C
Video NVIDIA GeForce2 MX Family
Internet MSIE 5.5
Windows Windows 98 SE
Security
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Your Score: 514
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Main Board
Description Your Results
Brand/Model VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363
Type Desktop
Serial Number Not available
BIOS Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG 07/06/2001
System Buses PCI,ISA
Processor
Description Your Results
Brand/Model AMD Athlon
Nominal Clock Speed 1000 MHz
Measured Clock Speed 1000 MHz
External Clock Speed 100 MHz
CPUID Information 0x0642 0x183F9FF
CPU Load 1%
Speed Rating 3087 (102% of 25484 similar)
Memory Configuration
Description Results
RAM installed 512 MB
Windows RAM 512 MB
Total RAM slots 4
Available RAM slots 4
Max RAM module size 256 MB
Memory Type
Speed Rating 2603 MB/s (105% of 25484 similar)
Speed rating is measured in megabytes per second. The percentage indicates the performance of this system compared to systems in our database with a similar CPU and clock speed; the number of similar systems is also shown. For example, a score of 50% would indicate this system had half the performance of comparable systems; 200% would indicate twice the performance. A "normal" number is 100% plus or minus about 15%.
According to the data reported by the system BIOS, there are 4 available memory slots on the system board. That means you can add memory simply by inserting new memory modules into the empty slots. On this system, memory modules can be up to 256MB, so you could add up to 1024MB of RAM without removing the existing memory modules.
Related Information
PC Pitstop Mechanic's Lesson: "RAM: The Poor Man's PC Upgrade"
Upgrading RAM, when to upgrade, where to go for upgrades.
Disk Drive Letters
These are drive letters associated with hard disk drives. This list does not include drive letters for floppy disks or other removable media such as CD-ROM, DVD, Zip or Jaz drives.
Description Drive C
Partition format FAT32
Cluster size 32 KB
Drive label WIN98SE
Size 38152 MB
Free space 20241 MB (53%)
Drive health OK
Last scan Thu Aug 23 2001
Data fragmentation 0%
File fragmentation 0%
Last defrag Tue Sep 25 2001
Junk files 63 MB (0%)
Cached speed 141.41 MB/s (108%)
Uncached speed 0.85 MB/s (22%) <<<<<==== NOTICE THIS
Percentages shown for free space and junk files (temporary files, browser cache, Recycle Bin files) represent the size relative to the total disk capacity. A disk with 50% free space is half-full (or half-empty, if you're an optimist).
Data fragmentation measures the percentage of data on the disk that is contained in fragmented files. File fragmentation is the percentage of files on the disk that are fragmented. Some disk optimization programs such as Win98 Disk Defragmenter intentionally fragment files to place them in the best position to ensure quick program loading, so the fragmentation measures may be non-zero even after running a disk optimizer.
Cached and uncached speed is measured in megabytes per second (MB/s). When a percentage is shown for cached and uncached speed, it compares the performance of the drive with those of systems in our database with the same processor and clock speed. (Our database currently has 25484 similar systems.) A rating of 200% means a disk is twice the performance of similar systems, 50% means it's half the performance. Cached disk speed generally measures the efficiency of the system's processor and memory system, not the performance of the hard disk. Uncached speed is most affected by the physical hard disk and the disk interface.
Disk Drives
Here are the physical disk drives that we have detected on your system:
Drive 0
Drive letters C
Removable media No
Brand/Model WDC WD400BB-00AUA1
IDE details Master, DMA
Serial number WD-WMA6R2575745
Revision level 18.20D1
For IDE drives, IDE details show whether the drive has DMA enabled and is an IDE master (single drive, or master drive in a master/slave pair).
Disk Controllers
Here are the hard disk controllers that we have detected on your system:
Vendor Product
(Standard hard disk dirvers) Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
(Standard hard disk dirvers) Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller
Into Networks, Inc IntoPlayer SCSI Emulator
CD/DVD Drives
Here are the CD and DVD drives that we have detected on your system:
Model Type Max Read Speed Max Write Speed
PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-115 DVD-ROM 7040 KB/s (40X) N/A
MAT****A CD-RW CW-7585 CD-RW 5644 KB/s (32X) 1411 KB/s (8X)
Video Board
Description Your Results
Brand/Model NVIDIA GeForce2 MX Family
Resolution 800x600 pixels
Colors 65,636
DirectX version 4.07.00.0700
OpenGL version 4.00
Acceleration options Enabled
Performance 146.69 MP/s (91% of 2 similar)
PC Pitstop's video performance performs a basic test of your system's graphics capabilities and reports the result in millions of pixels displayed per second (MP/s). The percentage indicates the performance of this system compared to systems in our database with a similar CPU, clock speed, and video board. For example, a score of 50% would indicate this system had half the performance of comparable systems; 200% would indicate twice the performance. Determining "normal" performance can be difficult, there can be wide differences due to video drivers even on the same video board.
Monitors
Description
Monitor Default Monitor SCEPTRE D98A
Max. Horizontal Resolution 0 pixels 1600 pixels
Max. Vertical Resolution 0 pixels 1200 pixels
Horizontal Size 0 cm 37 cm
Vertical Size 0 cm 28 cm
Viewable Diagonal Size 0 inch 18.27 inch
Manufacture Year 0 2001
Manufacture Week 0 7
Serial Number 0 0
Internet Configuration
Description Your Results
Bandwidth Down 1941 Kbits/sec
Bandwidth Up 359 Kbits/sec
Average Ping 92 ms
Ping Loss 0%
TCP Receive Window 64240
External IP Address ##.##.##.##
Internal IP Address ##.##.##.##
Browser MSIE 5.5
IE current cache 19 MB
IE max cache 80 MB
The Bandwidth measurement is, in simple terms, the transmission speed or throughput of your connection to the Internet. However, measuring bandwidth can be tricky, since the lowest bandwidth point between your computer and the site you're looking at determines the effective transmission speed at any moment. Our tests measure the Internet bandwidth between your computer and PC Pitstop's servers.
In general, if your bandwidth result is roughly 85% of the rated connection speed for your modem or device, you're receiving acceptable throughput (though shared connections may affect this, too). However, since Internet performance can be erratic and you can't expect to get nominal bandwidth every time you test, you should test several times, and at different times of the day, to get the most accurate rating. To repeat only our Bandwidth test and get more information, plus tips for improving performance, click here.
Average Ping measures the round-trip time in milliseconds for a packet to travel from the PC being tested to PC Pitstop's web site and back; lower numbers indicate better performance. Ping Loss indicates what percent of the packets sent did not return; ideally this should be zero, indicating that all the packets were returned.
Ping times and losses can vary greatly depending on the speed and quality of your Internet connection, congestion on the Internet, and the load being handled by the PC Pitstop server. In general, ping times under 100ms are typical of T1, DSL, or cable modems. Consistent ping times of more than 500ms should only be seen in connections that span continents (e.g., USA to Europe) and/or are linked by satellite. Ping losses usually indicate Internet congestion.
For additional testing of your browser configuration and Internet connection, we recommend BrowserTune.
Windows Configuration
Description Your Results
Common Name Windows 98 SE
Full Version Windows 98 4.10.2222 A
Free Resources 84%
Fonts Installed 60
Windows Scripting Version 5.0.531.7
CPU Load 1%
MaxPhysPage Limit No Limit
Min File Cache 16 MB
Max File Cache 44 MB
Swap File Status Enabled (C
Min Swap File -1957.77 MB
Max Swap File None
The MaxPhysPage, file cache, and swap file values are generally used only by advanced users but are shown here for reference.
Running Programs
These are the programs running at the time this computer was tested. Click on a file name to see more information about it.
Description Application File Name
Disc Detector Unknown C:\PROGRA~1CREATIVE\SHAREDLL\CTNOTIFY.EXE
Disc Detector Unknown C:\PROGRA~1CREATIVE\SHAREDLL\MEDIADET.EXE
Unknown
C:\PROGRA~1\DATALI~1\8263142\PROGRAM\BACKWE~1.EXE
NETSERVICE MFC Application Unknown
C:\PROGRA~1\FARSTONE\VIRTUA~1\NETSRV.EXE
TASKBARW MFC Application Unknown
C:\PROGRA~1\FARSTONE\VIRTUA~1\VDTASK.EXE
Unknown
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\QTTASK.EXE
Task Scheduler Engine Windows C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTASK.EXE
Run a DLL as an App (Various) C:\WINDOWS\rundll32.exe
Windows Explorer Windows C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
Win32 Kernel core component Windows C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
Multimedia background task support module Windows C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MMTASK.TSK
WIN32 Network Interface Service Process Windows C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE
Windows 32-bit VxD Message Server Windows C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE
System Tray Applet Windows C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SysTray.Exe
WMI service exe housing Windows C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WMIEXE.EXE
Security Configuration
Description Your Results
ActiveX Security Issues None
IE Restricted Zone Permissions Java enabled
Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting
Active scripting enabled
Performance Analysis
Your PC seems to be a recent model, so it probably makes more sense to upgrade it (if necessary) than to buy a new one.
The table below summarizes the major areas of your desktop PC and how they compare to our recommended levels for performance and features for a new PC. You can use this information when shopping for upgrades or a new PC. See below for information on how we calculate the database percentile. If you do consider a new system, please see our tips for upgrading.
Area Your PC Database
Percentile Recommended
Minimum Overall
Rating
System AMD Athlon, 1000MHz 89 500 MHz Processor
Memory 512 MB 98 256 MB
Disk 37.26 GB 82 10 GB
Video Resolution 800 x 600, 16-bit N/A 800x600, 16-bit
About the Database Percentile: This number shows you how your PC compares to all other computers that have been tested at PC Pitstop. For example, your system score of 89 indicates that 11 percent of all systems tested at PC Pitstop had a higher clock speed than your computer. Higher numbers are better of course, with 100 meaning it's in the top 1 percent of all the systems we've tested.
