HP 27-a230

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 56.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.88% 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 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemHP 27-a230  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 82DC
Memory8.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220328
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 26 '22 at 18:29
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 76%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400T
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Memory 64.8
1-Core 47.9
2-Core 92.2
43% 68.3 Pts
4-Core 278
8-Core 298
38% 288 Pts
64-Core 284
18% 284 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
HP(103C 82DC) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
5.88% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 3.8
Parallax 7.1
6% 6.07 fps
MRender 6.5
Gravity 5.7
Splatting 8.3
6% 6.83 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.88%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 75 100 91 97 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
27.1% Poor
Read 6.2
Write 102
Mixed 17.8
SusWrite 88.1
39% 53.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC M471A5244BB0-CRC 12GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
41.7% Average
MC Read 15.7
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 12.4
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 10.9
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 27-a230 Builds (Compare 10 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: HP 27-a230

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 33% - Below average Total price: $107
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