| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 13.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible. |
| Boot Drive | The 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. |
| Memory | 2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM. |
| OS Version | Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager. |
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | HP 255 G3 Notebook PC (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Hewlett-Packard 21F7 |
| Memory | 0.5 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.7 GHz |
| OS | Windows 7 |
| BIOS Date | 20141223 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Aug 01 '17 at 21:55 |
| Run Duration | 87 Seconds |
| Run User | ITA-User |
| Background CPU | 25% |
PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AMD E1-2100 APU
Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1 GHz
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13.1%
Very poor
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14% 20.9 Pts
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3% 20.3 Pts
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2% 26.5 Pts
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
443GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AM0P2C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
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55.8%
Above average
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55% 75.8 MB/s
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60% 0.6 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hynix HMT425S6AFR6A-PB 1x2GB
1 of 1 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
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8.59%
Terrible
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9% 3.1 GB/s
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4% 1.27 GB/s
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13% 298 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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System: HP 255 G3 Notebook PC
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| A4-5000 APUAMDBench 27%, 10,330 samples | 23x |
| E1-6010 APU R2 GraphicsAMDBench 21%, 3,779 samples | 12x |
| E1-2100 APUAMDBench 17%, 4,569 samples | 5x |
| GPU |
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| Radeon HD 8330AMDBench 2%, 8,573 samples | 23x |
| Radeon R2 GraphicsAMDBench 1%, 7,644 samples | 12x |
| HD 8210AMDBench 1%, 4,832 samples | 6x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 18% - Very poor | Total price: $29 |