HP 700-249

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics2.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP 700-249  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2AF7
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20141031
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 11 '21 at 20:59
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 56%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770
, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
64% Good
Memory 74.9
1-Core 71.2
2-Core 146
58% 97.2 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 588
51% 437 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 64%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 635
MSI(1462 2920) 2GB
CLim: 967 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.73
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.66% Terrible
Lighting 2
Reflection 2.2
Parallax 7
2% 3.73 fps
MRender 3.3
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 6.5
5% 5.53 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 2.66%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 164 162 177 189 183 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 190
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 170
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 101%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HP698650-154-KEB Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
49.9% Average
MC Read 19
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 16.2
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 11.7
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 90.5
44% 90.5 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 700-249 Builds (Compare 25 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: HP 700-249

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $75
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