HP 255 G8 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive88.7% 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
SystemHP 255 G8 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 87D1
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201224
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 11 '21 at 09:18
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User GEO-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
FP5, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
40.5% Average
Memory 37.8
1-Core 67.3
2-Core 120
42% 75.1 Pts
4-Core 232
8-Core 403
38% 317 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
HP(103C 87D1) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.24
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.18% Terrible
Lighting 2.7
Reflection 2.8
Parallax 3.7
2% 3.07 fps
MRender 2.9
Gravity 2.8
Splatting 2.3
2% 2.67 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 2.18%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40znv256g KIOXIA 256GB
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP00AE00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 284 284 282 280 283 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 302
Write 268
Mixed 293
SusWrite 283
65% 287 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 66.1
4K Mixed 40.3
141% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 422
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 472
320% 392 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 210%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
36.9% Below average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 13.1
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 7.1
SC Mixed 9.9
23% 8.17 GB/s
Latency 213
19% 213 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 13%
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Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: HP 255 G8 Notebook PC

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