HP Compaq dx2300 Microtower

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 26%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 18.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics8.7% 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 Drive22.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Compaq dx2300 Microtower  (all builds)
MotherboardMSI 0A90
Memory1 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080811
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateOct 28 '20 at 06:30
Run Duration213 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E4400-$108
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Memory 31.1
1-Core 20.4
2-Core 37.9
19% 29.8 Pts
4-Core 40.3
8-Core 33.8
5% 37 Pts
64-Core 31.5
2% 31.5 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 38%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI HD 4870
Sapphire(174B E810) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
8.7% Terrible
Lighting 11.1
Reflection 9.62
Parallax 8.31
9% 9.68 fps
MRender 7.76
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 12.9
8% 9.34 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.7%
Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE500000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 100 45 7.3 19 59 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
22.4% Poor
Read 166
Write 147
Mixed 126
SusWrite 51.3
27% 123 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 13.5
4K Mixed 10.8
38% 11.7 MB/s
DQ Read 19.3
DQ Write 26.2
DQ Mixed 21.3
16% 22.3 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 22.4%
Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
264GB free
Firmware: CC34
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 115
Write 122
Mixed 53
71% 96.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 70%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
114GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 96.6
Write 99.7
Mixed 46.5
60% 80.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 61%
Adata HV320 2TB
48GB free
Firmware: 0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 634
Write 7.2
Mixed 12.5
156% 218 MB/s
4K Read 81.9
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 2
3,651% 28.3 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 70%
WD Elements 1TB
260GB free, PID 1042
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.4 11 13 8.1 9.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
8.08% Terrible
Read 10.2
Write 11.7
Mixed 14.2
SusWrite 10.2
16% 11.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.1
52% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 8.08%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
9.08% Terrible
MC Read 3.5
MC Write 2.8
MC Mixed 2.6
8% 2.97 GB/s
SC Read 3
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 1.2
7% 2.5 GB/s
Latency 248
16% 248 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 9.08%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq dx2300 Microtower Builds (Compare 22 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq dx2300 Microtower

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $47
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