HP 255 G8 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics9.7% 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 Drive191% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 11 '21 at 09:39
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User GEO-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 68.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 221
73% 134 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 517
58% 456 Pts
64-Core 493
30% 493 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
HP(103C 87D1) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.24
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
9.7% Terrible
Lighting 12.3
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 17.6
10% 13.6 fps
MRender 6.3
Gravity 14.7
Splatting 11.6
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.7%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40znv256g KIOXIA 256GB
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP00AE00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 828 842 395 395 399 391 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 1,271
Write 1,073
Mixed 1,121
SusWrite 542
224% 1,002 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 68.3
229% 81.2 MB/s
DQ Read 973
DQ Write 637
DQ Mixed 684
543% 764 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 191%
Great: 210%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.3% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 12.9
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 15.4
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 255 G8 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 893 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: HP 255 G8 Notebook PC

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