HP 280 G2 MT (Non-Legacy)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.61% 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 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemHP 280 G2 MT (Non-Legacy)  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 2B5E
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170508
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '18 at 20:33
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 87.3
1-Core 94.5
2-Core 221
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 419
57% 425 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7750
PwrHis(1787 2318) 1GB
CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
7.61% Terrible
Lighting 9.43
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 13.4
8% 11.4 fps
MRender 7.57
Gravity 8.97
Splatting 10.3
8% 8.93 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.61%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA800
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 78 77 78 75 78 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 152
Write 158
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 76.7
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 107%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$90
142GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 145 143 145 143 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 160
Write 135
Mixed 71.9
SusWrite 144
93% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 87%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.9% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 11.3
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 11.7
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 280 G2 MT (Non-Legacy) Builds (Compare 670 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: HP 280 G2 MT (Non-Legacy)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $95
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