HP p6-2418a

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.11% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8 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.
Run History
SystemHP p6-2418a  (all builds)
MotherboardFoxconn 2ADA
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20130205
Uptime4 Days
Run DateMay 27 '18 at 12:07
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 105
2-Core 202
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 516
54% 435 Pts
64-Core 512
32% 512 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
MSI(1462 231B) 3GB
CLim: 720 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.73
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
6.11% Terrible
Lighting 6.87
Reflection 8.23
Parallax 5.19
6% 6.76 fps
MRender 8.86
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 9.96
7% 8.54 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.11%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
772GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP33 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 163
Mixed 144
121% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.34
94% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73BH0-CK0 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
32.5% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 9.2
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 11.7
SC Mixed 10.2
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical p6-2418a Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

System: HP p6-2418a

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 45% - Average Total price: $745
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