HP 250 G5 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 51%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.4% 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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP 250 G5 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 81EC
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200626
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '24 at 21:20
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	CYP-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6200U 135,462 User benchmarks, average bench 41% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	51% Above average	Memory 75.5 1-Core 69.5 2-Core 104 53% 82.9 Pts	4-Core 157 8-Core 153 21% 155 Pts	64-Core 155 10% 155 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 81EC) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	2.46% Terrible	Lighting 4.5 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 5.6 4% 4.2 fps	MRender 0.2 Gravity 0.2 Splatting 0.1 0% 0.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.46% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Aspeed SSD 256GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0412A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 53 45 48 62 50 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 390 Write 327 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 71.3 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 12.1 4K Mixed 13.1 55% 15.4 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 2.1 57% 134 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GB 122,420 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.3% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 7.8 MC Mixed 8.1 24% 8.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 7.9 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.3% 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 1: 0P 0R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
1%	2%	56	83	12	60	15.5"	1536 801	AUO38ED

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 39%

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Workstation 2%

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System: HP 250 G5 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i3-5005UIntelBench 38%, 50,603 samples	388x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	293x
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples	138x

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	386x
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	370x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	154x

SSD
SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GBSandiskBench 66%, 2,836 samples	55x
MZNLN256HMHQ-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 91%, 5,596 samples	52x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	49x

RAM
M471B5173EB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 23%, 50,921 samples	131x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	55x
8KTF51264HZ-1G9P1 1x4GBMicronBench 19%, 3,980 samples	47x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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