HP 27-k300a

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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 27-k300a  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2B2B
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140611
Uptime5.8 Days
Run DateOct 26 '17 at 06:05
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790T
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 101
2-Core 207
73% 130 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 455
51% 398 Pts
64-Core 509
32% 509 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
HP(103C 2B2B) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3621
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41
841GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPDA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 112
Write 115
Mixed 109
84% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 5.35
4K Mixed 0.71
208% 2.26 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 65%
NORELSYS 106X 60GB
17GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 40.7
Write 40.2
Mixed 40.5
52% 40.5 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 17.5
4K Mixed 8.4
927% 12.7 MB/s
DQ Read 13.8
DQ Write 20
DQ Mixed 8.56
1,024% 14.1 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
54.4% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 16.4
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 18.2
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 78.6
51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 27-k300a Builds (Compare 9 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP 27-k300a

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