HP 250 G3 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 28%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 28.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics4.03% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP 250 G3 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2212
Memory0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20171219
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 16 '19 at 20:14
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User MKD-User
Background CPU 76%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4005U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
28.8% Poor
Memory 45.7
1-Core 40.2
2-Core 45
29% 43.6 Pts
4-Core 69.9
8-Core 74
10% 71.9 Pts
64-Core 105
6% 105 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 820M
HP(103C 2212) 1GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5362
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
4.03% Terrible
Lighting 4.3
Reflection 5.77
Parallax 1.09
4% 3.72 fps
MRender 5.86
Gravity 6.03
Splatting 6.48
5% 6.12 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.03%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 22 18 22 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
9.21% Terrible
Read 10
Write 35
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 21.9
18% 23.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
57% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 9.21%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HP16D3LS1KBG/4G 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
25% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 8.1
25% 8.83 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 7.7
20% 7.13 GB/s
Latency 177
23% 177 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 25%
Great: 31%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 250 G3 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 441 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP 250 G3 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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