HP 250 G2 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.32% 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemHP 250 G2 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 218F
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140321
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateSep 20 '18 at 14:19
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-3110M-$70
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
54.4% Above average
Memory 82.2
1-Core 58.5
2-Core 108
53% 82.9 Pts
4-Core 158
8-Core 148
21% 153 Pts
64-Core 160
10% 160 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 218F) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4425
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
3.32% Terrible
Lighting 3.67
Reflection 4.85
Parallax 2.53
3% 3.68 fps
MRender 4.67
Gravity 2.03
Splatting 7
4% 4.57 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.32%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GG2OAH10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 63 57 70 31 10 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
15.7% Very poor
Read 7.3
Write 9.3
Mixed 7.8
SusWrite 47.4
13% 18 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.2
24% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 15.7%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR16D3LS1NGG/4G Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
48.1% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 16.1
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 12.8
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 250 G2 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 140 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP 250 G2 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $98
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