HP CQ2952EL

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.75% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemHP CQ2952EL  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2AE2
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130204
Uptime25.1 Days
Run DateMar 05 '22 at 22:54
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron G1610T
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
50% Average
Memory 79.4
1-Core 60.6
2-Core 110
53% 83.2 Pts
4-Core 122
8-Core 121
16% 122 Pts
64-Core 123
8% 123 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)
HP(103C 2AE2) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3325
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.75% Terrible
Lighting 2.2
Reflection 0.5
Parallax 1.3
2% 1.33 fps
MRender 3.2
Gravity 1
Splatting 2
2% 2.07 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.75%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20
242GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 18.01H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 94 79 54 89 89 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
48.5% Average
Read 90.2
Write 84
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 78.6
56% 76.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.6% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 16.2
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 13.2
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 81.6
49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical CQ2952EL Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP CQ2952EL

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 12% - Very poor Total price: $70
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