HP h8-1520z

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.22% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP h8-1520z  (all builds)
MotherboardGigabyte 2AC8
Memory6.8 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 29 '20 at 16:20
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8120
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Memory 78
1-Core 60.2
2-Core 111
52% 83.1 Pts
4-Core 195
8-Core 284
30% 239 Pts
64-Core 305
19% 305 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
Device(1B0A 90C4) 2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.2.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.22% Terrible
Lighting 9.13
Reflection 8.46
Parallax 11.5
7% 9.71 fps
MRender 8.1
Gravity 7.9
Splatting 8.65
7% 8.22 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.22%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP36
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 24 24 19 25 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Read 37.3
Write 34.2
Mixed 52.3
SusWrite 28.2
29% 38 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
53% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
676GB free
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 61 62 64 60 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 103
Write 89.2
Mixed 51.5
SusWrite 61.4
56% 76.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 68%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB
654GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 32 32 32 32 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
21.2% Poor
Read 32.5
Write 32
Mixed 27.3
SusWrite 32.1
42% 31 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.9
138% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 Elpida EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F 10GB
1600, 1333 MHz
8192, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
43.1% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 15.2
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 10
25% 8.9 GB/s
Latency 84.3
47% 84.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical h8-1520z Builds (Compare 3 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP h8-1520z

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