HP 280 G2 Microtower PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.55% 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 Drive85.5% 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP 280 G2 Microtower PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 2B5E
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160606
Uptime4.5 Days
Run DateOct 23 '21 at 12:06
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 (95th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 80.3
1-Core 106
2-Core 205
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 418
51% 391 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
HP(103C 2B5E) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.5103
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
5.55% Terrible
Lighting 6.2
Reflection 5.1
Parallax 8.3
5% 6.53 fps
MRender 7.8
Gravity 6
Splatting 9.5
6% 7.77 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.55%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SB8U-256G-1006 256GB
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 160 159 179 186 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 399
Write 224
Mixed 221
SusWrite 176
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 92.2
4K Mixed 45.2
148% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 198
171% 254 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT4G4DFS824A.C8FADP Samsung M378A5244CB0-CRC 8GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
62.7% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 19.8
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 18.2
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 79.9
50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 9%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 280 G2 Microtower PC Builds (Compare 5 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: HP 280 G2 Microtower PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $51
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