HP 240 G4 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 32%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemHP 240 G4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 80BB
Memory0.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150616
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '20 at 17:50
Run Duration840 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 29%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-5200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
32% Below average
Memory 46.3
1-Core 24.3
2-Core 43.4
26% 38 Pts
4-Core 97.6
8-Core 149
15% 123 Pts
64-Core 169
10% 169 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 32%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
441GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GS2OA340
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 85 97 86 85 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
25.8% Poor
Read 5.5
Write 80.1
Mixed 4
SusWrite 84.4
31% 43.5 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0
22% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
22.8% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 8.8
MC Mixed 8.4
25% 8.83 GB/s
SC Read 0.2
SC Write 3.2
SC Mixed 4.4
7% 2.6 GB/s
Latency 175
23% 175 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 22.8%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 39%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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System: HP 240 G4 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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