HP Compaq dx2420 Microtower

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
Memory3GB 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. 3GB 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 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.
SystemHP Compaq dx2420 Microtower  (all builds)
MotherboardMSI 2A78h
Memory2.3 GB free of 3 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090220
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '20 at 17:08
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E7500-$109
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
43.5% Average
Memory 73.4
1-Core 42.3
2-Core 81.5
43% 65.7 Pts
4-Core 82.3
8-Core 83.6
11% 82.9 Pts
64-Core 83
5% 83 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 45%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 124 110 108 118 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 131
Write 130
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 117
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 71%
Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
434GB free
Firmware: HP11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 124 124 126 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 125
Write 66.5
Mixed 63
SusWrite 125
70% 94.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1.1
183% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3GB
null MHz
1024, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
18.6% Very poor
MC Read 6.2
MC Write 5.4
MC Mixed 5.3
16% 5.63 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 6.1
16% 5.67 GB/s
Latency 93.7
43% 93.7 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq dx2420 Microtower Builds (Compare 16 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq dx2420 Microtower

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