HP 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive152% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 8768
Memory23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210729
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateSep 16 '22 at 20:29
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400-$125
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 83.4
1-Core 115
2-Core 226
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 769
73% 605 Pts
64-Core 954
59% 954 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1630
Gigabyte(1458 40B3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
27.6% Poor
Lighting 35.4
Reflection 30.7
Parallax 29.9
29% 32 fps
MRender 32.6
Gravity 30.2
Splatting 30
25% 30.9 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDPR-PX500-512-80 512GB
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1109B0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 529 199 84 120 151 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 1,521
Write 1,303
Mixed 957
SusWrite 224
223% 1,001 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 21.8
160% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 823
DQ Write 599
DQ Mixed 500
431% 641 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 152%
Great: 256%
Hitachi HTS543225L9A300 250GB-$30
208GB free
Firmware: FBEOC40C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 60 60 60 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
32.7% Below average
Read 54.5
Write 53.4
Mixed 30.8
SusWrite 59.4
36% 49.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3000C16-16GISB 04CD F4-3000C16-16GISB 32GB
2667, 2133 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
69.6% Good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 19.9
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 27.3
SC Mixed 22
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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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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