HP p6531c

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.32% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemHP p6531c  (all builds)
MotherboardFOXCONN 2A92
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '18 at 20:10
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
54.1% Above average
Memory 80.2
1-Core 38.8
2-Core 77.5
44% 65.5 Pts
4-Core 154
8-Core 228
24% 191 Pts
64-Core 229
14% 229 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5570
HP(103C 6872) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.960.11.1000
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
4.32% Terrible
Lighting 5.23
Reflection 5.73
Parallax 4.56
4% 5.18 fps
MRender 6.29
Gravity 4
Splatting 5.87
4% 5.39 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.32%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
233GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
446GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP35
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
53% Above average
Read 94.6
Write 90.1
Mixed 79.4
66% 88.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.4
97% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 53%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.6% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 12.8
32% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 8.8
20% 6.93 GB/s
Latency 80.1
50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical p6531c Builds (Compare 1 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete

System: HP p6531c

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