HP 290 G2 MT Business PC

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	4.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	157% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	HP 290 G2 MT Business PC (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 843C
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190527
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 22:16
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	MKD-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 116 2-Core 232 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 443 60% 450 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3) 32,403 User benchmarks, average bench 5% HP(103C 843C) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	4.63% Terrible	Lighting 6.7 Reflection 3.8 Parallax 6.5 6% 5.67 fps	MRender 5.9 Gravity 6.6 Splatting 0.1 3% 4.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.63% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDHBA256TCK-1AS1AABHA 256GB 5,621 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS0V23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 660 718 253 316 211 220 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,305 Write 1,018 Mixed 900 SusWrite 396 202% 905 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 49.6 162% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 788 DQ Write 583 DQ Mixed 36.9 204% 470 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 187%
Hitachi HDT721032SLA360 320GB-$26 5,563 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 35GB free Firmware: ST2OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 81 92 91 83 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 85.1 Write 90.1 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 85.3 55% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 59%
Apacer Portable HDD 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 285GB free, PID c005 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 39 39 40 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 36.6 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 38.6 48% 35 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2666 C19 1x8GB 2,427 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.5% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 11.5 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 10.4 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 5: 1R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
5%	4%	24	27	4	60	18.5"	1366 768	PHLC0CD PHL 193V5

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Gaming 12%

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Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 11%

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System: HP 290 G2 MT Business PC

CPU
Core i5-8500Intel $120Bench 82%, 43,089 samples	211x
Core i3-8100Intel $110Bench 71%, 81,392 samples	139x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	51x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples	186x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3)IntelBench 5%, 32,403 samples	106x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	27x

SSD
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1006 256GBWDCBench 152%, 17,295 samples	26x
hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GBSKBench 123%, 30,266 samples	22x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	18x

RAM
M378A5244CB0-CTD 2x4GBSamsungBench 67%, 3,347 samples	31x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples	28x
M378A5244CB0-CTD 1x4GBSamsungBench 37%, 2,458 samples	24x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $120

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16