HP h8-1520t

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.43% 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.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP h8-1520t  (all builds)
MotherboardPEGATRON 2AD5
Memory4.2 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130318
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateMay 27 '17 at 03:29
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Memory 85.1
1-Core 100
2-Core 183
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 473
49% 395 Pts
64-Core 477
30% 477 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8570
Device(1B0A 90C4) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.150.102.0
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
3.43% Terrible
Lighting 3.67
Reflection 4.77
Parallax 6.09
3% 4.84 fps
MRender 4.76
Gravity 5.23
Splatting 5.52
4% 5.17 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 3.43%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
690GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 179
Write 114
Mixed 101
98% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 2.21
4K Mixed 0.25
84% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-PB Samsung M378B1G73BH0-CK0 10GB
1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
37.3% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 10.6
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 12.4
SC Mixed 10.1
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical h8-1520t Builds (Compare 50 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP h8-1520t

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $312
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