HP 246 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 34.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.02% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP 246 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 21E8
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140616
Uptime9.9 Days
Run DateMar 10 '19 at 08:18
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium A1018
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
34.8% Below average
Memory 50.7
1-Core 52.5
2-Core 108
41% 70.5 Pts
4-Core 111
8-Core 113
15% 112 Pts
64-Core 109
7% 109 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)
HP(103C 21E8) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
1.02% Terrible
Lighting 1.07
Reflection 1.04
Parallax 0.81
1% 0.97 fps
MRender 2.05
Gravity 0.63
Splatting 2.04
1% 1.57 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.02%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545025A7E680 250GB
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GGEOAH10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 59 57 60 54 67 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
35.3% Below average
Read 66
Write 61.5
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 56.8
38% 51.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
92% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5428-018.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
28.9% Poor
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 9.4
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 8.6
24% 8.4 GB/s
Latency 158
25% 158 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 246 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 23 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP 246 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 11% - Very poor Total price: $42
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