HP 27-k300a

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.11% 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.
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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemHP 27-k300a  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2B2B
Memory13 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 06:10
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 way below expectations (1st percentile)
46.3% Average
Memory 25.8
1-Core 107
2-Core 212
57% 115 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 496
54% 429 Pts
64-Core 485
30% 485 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 830A
HP(103C 2B2B) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.3558
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
7.11% Terrible
Lighting 9.2
Reflection 9.77
Parallax 7.38
8% 8.78 fps
MRender 6.19
Gravity 7.77
Splatting 8.78
6% 7.58 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.11%
Great: 7%
Drive 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 above expectations (63rd percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 82.8
Write 100
Mixed 99.6
71% 94.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 4.11
4K Mixed 0.14
104% 1.51 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
51.7% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 16.5
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 17.8
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 281
14% 281 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 51.7%
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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