HP 255 G3 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 31.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive53.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP 255 G3 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 21F7
Memory2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151104
Uptime17.2 Days
Run DateNov 28 '20 at 14:08
Run Duration227 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A4-5000 APU
Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
31.4% Below average
Memory 48.6
1-Core 22.4
2-Core 45.7
26% 38.9 Pts
4-Core 84.8
8-Core 80.6
11% 82.7 Pts
64-Core 73.2
4% 73.2 Pts
Poor: 15%
This bench: 31.4%
Great: 33%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8330
HP(103C 21F7) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 19.20
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
1.57% Terrible
Lighting 1.6
Reflection 3.4
Parallax 2.4
1% 2.47 fps
MRender 2.6
Gravity 1.6
Splatting 3.2
2% 2.47 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.57%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
450GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 67 74 76 75 80 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 391
Write 363
Mixed 337
SusWrite 105
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 33
4K Mixed 25.4
81% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 141
104% 137 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BF160B.M16 1x8GB
1 of 1 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
17.7% Very poor
MC Read 7.2
MC Write 4.2
MC Mixed 6.6
17% 6 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 5.9
14% 4.9 GB/s
Latency 166
24% 166 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 255 G3 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 43 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 27%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP 255 G3 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 18% - Very poor Total price: $29
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