HP 255 G8 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 25.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemHP 255 G8 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 87D2
Memory2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210818
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 10 '22 at 02:30
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GTM-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U Graphics
FP5, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
25.8% Poor
Memory 20.8
1-Core 66.5
2-Core 104
34% 63.6 Pts
4-Core 172
8-Core 201
24% 187 Pts
64-Core 179
11% 179 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ04ABF100 1TB
846GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JU007C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 4.9 2.4 1.1 47 59 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Write 107
SusWrite 23.8
46% 65.2 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.7
20% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 79%
Kingston DT Micro 8GB
7GB free, PID 168a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.7 1.9 2.8 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
3.9% Terrible
Read 15.8
Write 7.7
Mixed 4.7
SusWrite 2.3
8% 7.62 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.9%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
36% Below average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 12.8
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 8.1
20% 7 GB/s
Latency 314
13% 314 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 36%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 255 G8 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 894 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: HP 255 G8 Notebook PC

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