HP Compaq dc7900 Small Form Factor

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.22% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive63% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 8GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP Compaq dc7900 Small Form Factor  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3031h
Memory6.3 GB free of 8.00391 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090305
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateJul 24 '17 at 07:08
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E8500-$110
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.15 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
43.6% Average
Memory 72.3
1-Core 44.3
2-Core 86.8
44% 67.8 Pts
4-Core 90.2
8-Core 88
12% 89.1 Pts
64-Core 89.6
6% 89.6 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520
Device(1B0A 90AA) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 448 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
2.22% Terrible
Lighting 2.67
Reflection 2.96
Parallax 2
2% 2.54 fps
MRender 3.43
Gravity 2.43
Splatting 2.74
2% 2.87 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.22%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GB
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC8110D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
63% Good
Read 262
Write 249
Mixed 261
58% 257 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 29.4
98% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 70.7
76% 125 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 63%
Great: 101%
HGST HTS 545050A7E680 500GB
426GB free, PID 6116
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 14% Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 44GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 36864 MB
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
20.8% Poor
MC Read 6.4
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 6.3
19% 6.5 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 7
18% 6.37 GB/s
Latency 96.2
42% 96.2 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 20.8%
Great: 38%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq dc7900 Small Form Factor Builds (Compare 270 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq dc7900 Small Form Factor

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