HP 250 G4 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.38% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive30.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP 250 G4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 80C1
Memory2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151225
Uptime19.7 Days
Run DateAug 05 '18 at 11:35
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-5005U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Memory 63.1
1-Core 22.9
2-Core 39.5
31% 41.8 Pts
4-Core 84.2
8-Core 140
14% 112 Pts
64-Core 154
10% 154 Pts
Poor: 14%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)
HP(103C 80C1) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
2.38% Terrible
Lighting 2.37
Reflection 3.65
Parallax 3.19
2% 3.07 fps
MRender 3.71
Gravity 2.13
Splatting 5.48
3% 3.78 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.38%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 73 55 33 63 55 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
30.1% Below average
Read 209
Write 119
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 73.4
28% 125 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 21.6
4K Mixed 13.5
47% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 15.7
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 110
71% 78.2 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 82%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
656GB free
Firmware: JA0OA7G0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 79 80 80 80 81 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
42.7% Average
Read 69.7
Write 68.7
Mixed 27.3
SusWrite 79.1
44% 61.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 57%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB
1GB free, PID 4200
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 3.6 1.2 3.6 3.4 3.4 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
3.78% Terrible
Read 16.5
Write 1.2
Mixed 7.8
SusWrite 3
8% 7.12 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
12% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.78%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.4% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 9.4
MC Mixed 8.1
26% 8.93 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 7
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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System: HP 250 G4 Notebook PC

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