HP p7-1236s

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 42%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics10.7% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP p7-1236s  (all builds)
MotherboardFoxconn 2ADA
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130716
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateSep 24 '17 at 14:48
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2120-$170
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
42% Average
Memory 59.2
1-Core 62.6
2-Core 111
46% 77.5 Pts
4-Core 144
8-Core 152
20% 148 Pts
64-Core 149
9% 149 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 42%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60
Nvidia(10DE 1065) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Lighting 13.3
Reflection 12.8
Parallax 10.2
11% 12.1 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 12.4
Splatting 14.4
10% 12.6 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150
804GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA5R0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 147
Write 128
Mixed 103
94% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.16
56% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
40.2% Average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 12.4
41% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 12
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 130
31% 130 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical p7-1236s Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: HP p7-1236s

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $170
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