Compare Your System

In the tips and the tables, red indicates a serious problem, yellow a minor problem, and blue a suggestion.

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 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+, 2200 MHz	61	1000 MHz
Memory	2048 MB	98	256 MB
Disk	931.53 GB	99	20 GB
Video Resolution	1280 x 1024, 32-bit	N/A	800x600, 16-bit

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 61 indicates that 39 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.

Recommended Minimum: If you're buying a new PC, these are the minimum specifications we recommend to ensure that the PC remains useful for several years. You may be able to get a few more years of life out of an existing PC with specifications below these, but may have performance and compatibility problems if you try to upgrade its hardware or software.

Results from similar systems

The table below shows average scores for systems with similar clock speed to yours. The first row represents the current score for this system. Note that AMD and Intel systems often perform very differently at the same clock frequency; AMD uses a "processor rating" for many of their CPUs rather than the actual clock MHz.

CPU Type	Clock MHz	# PCs Tested	CPU Score	Memory Score	Disk Score
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+	2200	(yours)	14097	8281	49
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+	2200	110	13576	8201	46
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+	2200	2069	13562	8187	53
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+	2200	911	13576	8380	58
AMD Athlon64 X2 Dual Core 4200+	2200	22	13570	8274	47
AMD Athlon64 X2 Dual Core 4400+	2200	14	13345	8427	83
AMD Opteron 248	2200	13	13578	8390	57

Best video results for similar PCs

This table shows the best average scores we have recorded for a particular video board and driver for systems with a CPU and MHz similar to yours. The first row represents the current score for this system. Remember that PC Pitstop's test measures 2D performance; the speed of a particular board on 3D applications such as games may be very different. Also, video performance and system reliability can vary greatly as a function of the drivers that are being used. A driver that provides the highest score may not provide the best image quality and/or system stability. (You can use TouchStone's DriverAgent to see if you have the latest driver.)

Video Score	Bits / Pixel	# PCs Tested	Video board and driver description
258	32	(yours)	Radeon X1300 Series
388	32	26	NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX
379	32	155	NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT
378	32	56	NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT/GTO
346	32	157	NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
337	32	33	NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX
313	32	34	NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT
303	32	13	NVIDIA GeForce 6800
302	32	51	NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS
301	32	95	NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT
288	32	100	NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
261	32	81	NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE
243	32	21	NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
237	32	60	NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
237	32	68	NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS
230	32	10	NVIDIA GeForce 6800 LE by TweaksRUs
225	32	15	All-in-Wonder 2006 PCI-E Edition
223	32	18	NVIDIA GeForce 6150
216	32	56	NVIDIA GeForce 6600
214	32	23	Radeon X1900 Series
211	32	23	NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Series GPU
211	32	11	RADEON X850 Series
207	32	10	All-in-Wonder X1900
201	32	35	RADEON X800 Series
196	32	20	NVIDIA GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM)
193	32	253	NVIDIA GeForce 6100