HP 290 G2 MT Business PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive96.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemHP 290 G2 MT Business PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 843C
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200528
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateSep 16 '20 at 14:21
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-8100-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 466
62% 467 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 265-$105
PowerColor(148C 3000) 2GB
CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.8.2
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 19% Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend MTS800 M.2 256GB-$141
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1225CH1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 305 418 363 330 292 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 398
Mixed 338
SusWrite 350
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 41.2
139% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 193
167% 245 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 97%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
147GB free
Firmware: MS2OA800
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 118 115 116 115 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66% Good
Read 114
Write 106
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 116
65% 89.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 66%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/4G Samsung M378A5244CB0-CRC 8GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
66.8% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 19.7
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 21.3
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 290 G2 MT Business PC Builds (Compare 475 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP 290 G2 MT Business PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $173
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