HP HPE-421f

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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.
Processor	With 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 55.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	49.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	HP HPE-421f (all builds)
Motherboard	MSI 2A9C
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100712
Uptime	28.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '23 at 03:31
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	93%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 870-$100 37,228 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Memory 78 1-Core 49.3 2-Core 93.5 48% 73.6 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 302 30% 242 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 74%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7WD120HCFV-00003 120GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM9203Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 193 179 167 179 189 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.4% Average	Read 178 Write 198 Mixed 152 SusWrite 185 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 32.1 4K Mixed 22.9 72% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 182 138% 184 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 9905471-009.A00LF 2x4GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 12.7 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 7.3 19% 6.67 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 43%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	13	10	64	0"	1280 720

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Typical HPE-421f Builds (Compare 21 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 62%

Destroyer

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

System: HP HPE-421f

CPU
Core i7 870Intel $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples	21x

GPU
Radeon HD 5570AMDBench 4%, 12,172 samples	6x
GTX 780Nvidia $329Bench 45%, 50,279 samples	3x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	2x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	4x
hynix SH920 2.5 128GBSKBench 73%, 854 samples	3x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	3x

RAM
M378B5773CH0-CH9 3x2GBCE80CE80Bench 31%, 144 samples	4x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 M378B5773CH0-CH9 0285 1600 CL10 Series00 0285 1600 CL10 Series00 20GBCE80CE80Bench 30%, 3 samples	3x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 M378B5773CH0-CH9 FE02FE02 EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F M378B5773CH0-CH9 8GBCE80CE80Bench 41%, 5 samples	3x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $176

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16