HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop 690-00xx

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion Gaming Desktop 690-00xx  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 843B
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200528
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 19 '21 at 21:20
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 79.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 232
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 545
64% 498 Pts
64-Core 568
35% 568 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
HP(103C 8338) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
23.8% Poor
Lighting 29.1
Reflection 13.7
Parallax 28.3
24% 23.7 fps
MRender 35.1
Gravity 32.5
Splatting 22.8
24% 30.1 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
526GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA800
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 102 119 142 105 122 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 164
Write 159
Mixed 36
SusWrite 120
87% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GNT Hynix HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 16GB
2133, 2666 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
58.4% Above average
MC Read 24
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 17.7
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 19.3
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 82.1
49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion Gaming Desktop 690-00xx Builds (Compare 1,953 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

System: HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop 690-00xx

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $232
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