HP 280 G2 MT (Non-Legacy)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.7% 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.
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.
SystemHP 280 G2 MT (Non-Legacy)  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 2B5E
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 08 '21 at 21:07
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 85.2
1-Core 109
2-Core 189
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 341
48% 354 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
Nvidia(10DE 070E) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
3.7% Terrible
Lighting 4.4
Reflection 9.3
Parallax 1.7
4% 5.13 fps
MRender 7.5
Gravity 3.8
Splatting 3.7
4% 5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.7%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
858GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA800
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 142 110 151 119 146 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
44% Average
Read 23.7
Write 106
Mixed 25.9
SusWrite 130
52% 71.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.3
66% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 44%
Great: 107%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95
39GB free
Firmware: 3.AAC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 54 56 58 58 57 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Read 83.1
Write 61.9
Mixed 47.4
SusWrite 55
46% 61.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5244CB0-CRC Hynix HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 8GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.4% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 19.2
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 18.2
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 280 G2 MT (Non-Legacy) Builds (Compare 671 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: HP 280 G2 MT (Non-Legacy)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $95
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