HP Compaq dx7400 Microtower

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 39% Jet ski	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP Compaq dx7400 Microtower (all builds)
Motherboard	MSI 0AB8
Memory	1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20080226
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '18 at 08:29
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	LKA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300-$38 10,428 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Memory 71 1-Core 35.9 2-Core 71.4 40% 59.4 Pts	4-Core 140 8-Core 141 19% 141 Pts	64-Core 142 9% 142 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce G210 3,988 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Sanyo(144D 8086) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.16% Terrible	Lighting 1.3 Reflection 2.46 Parallax 0.47 1% 1.41 fps	MRender 2.43 Gravity 0.87 Splatting 1.7 1% 1.66 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.16% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 84 84 75 94 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 96.6 Write 93.2 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 82.2 60% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1 157% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 58%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 55GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 101 109 109 109 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 99 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 105 58% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR2 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	20% Very poor	MC Read 6.3 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 5.9 18% 6.27 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 5.8 17% 5.97 GB/s	Latency 99 40% 99 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 45%

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

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Typical Compaq dx7400 Microtower Builds (Compare 23 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 37%

Jet ski

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq dx7400 Microtower

CPU
Core2 Duo E6550Intel $15Bench 37%, 11,349 samples	5x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	4x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	3x

GPU
GeForce GT 420NvidiaBench 2%, 9,903 samples	3x
GeForce GT 240NvidiaBench 4%, 11,020 samples	3x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	2x

SSD
SSDNow V300 60GBKingston $76Bench 48%, 24,219 samples	2x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x
SSDPR-CX300-120 120GBBench 68%, 1,185 samples	2x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	7x
4GBUnknownBench 26%, 42,830 samples	4x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	3x

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Value: 16% - Very poor

Total price: $91

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16