HP 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics18.5% 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 Drive270% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemHP 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 885F
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220923
Uptime10.4 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '23 at 09:23
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10500-$140
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 132
2-Core 227
87% 151 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 783
77% 632 Pts
64-Core 965
60% 965 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P620
Nvidia(10DE 1264) 2GB
CLim: 1354 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Lighting 22.7
Reflection 27.5
Parallax 20.2
18% 23.5 fps
MRender 24.7
Gravity 20.6
Splatting 22.2
18% 22.5 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 19%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4M2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2075 834 826 837 834 838 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
270% Outstanding
Read 2,432
Write 2311
Mixed 1,774
SusWrite 1,040
423% 1,889 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 67.9
226% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,005
DQ Write 759
DQ Mixed 831
635% 865 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 270%
Great: 296%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43DB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 22.8
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 34.7
SC Mixed 23.6
72% 25 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC Builds (Compare 94 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: HP 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $140
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HDDRAMUSB
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