HP 250 G3 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.05% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP 250 G3 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2212
Memory2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20141023
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateMar 26 '17 at 14:27
Run Duration98 Seconds
Run User SYR-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4005U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Memory 84.3
1-Core 36.1
2-Core 72.5
44% 64.3 Pts
4-Core 103
8-Core 98.1
14% 101 Pts
64-Core 127
8% 127 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 820M
HP(103C 2212) 1GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7682
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
4.05% Terrible
Lighting 5.2
Reflection 5.23
Parallax 3.62
4% 4.69 fps
MRender 5.57
Gravity 0.77
Splatting 6.52
4% 4.29 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.05%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40
585GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX001C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
52.2% Above average
Read 88.8
Write 93.1
Mixed 86.3
67% 89.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.23
4K Mixed 0.14
59% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
29.9% Poor
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 7.7
27% 9.53 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 9.8
26% 9.07 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 250 G3 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 441 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP 250 G3 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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