HP 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics15% 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 Drive221% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemHP 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 8768
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210729
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 17 '21 at 17:44
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10500-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 141
2-Core 268
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 846
85% 689 Pts
64-Core 1101
68% 1101 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 96%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Gigabyte(1458 3767) 2GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
15% Very poor
Lighting 18.6
Reflection 18.9
Parallax 19.2
15% 18.9 fps
MRender 16.2
Gravity 19.7
Splatting 17.5
15% 17.8 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g KIOXIA 256GB
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AGHA4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1272 393 388 410 399 402 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
221% Outstanding
Read 2,050
Write 1633
Mixed 1104
SusWrite 544
296% 1,333 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 68.4
227% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 838
DQ Write 731
DQ Mixed 783
587% 784 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 221%
Great: 239%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
461GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 168 172 171 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 119
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 169
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
MC Read 33.3
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 27.4
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 38.6
SC Mixed 27.6
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 164%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC Builds (Compare 94 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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System: HP 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $130
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $165Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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