HP Compaq dx2450 Microtower PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 42.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8% 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 Drive28.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 Compaq dx2450 Microtower PC  (all builds)
MotherboardPEGATRON 2A72h
Memory2.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20081103
Uptime11.6 Days
Run DateJan 30 '20 at 20:54
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Processor model unknown
, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.6% Average
Memory 72.5
1-Core 41.7
2-Core 80.8
43% 65 Pts
4-Core 77.3
8-Core 80.3
10% 78.8 Pts
64-Core 76.4
5% 76.4 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4770
XFX(1682 2900) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
8% Terrible
Lighting 9.57
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 8.78
8% 9.56 fps
MRender 8.24
Gravity 7.9
Splatting 13.3
8% 9.8 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Tcsunbow X3 60GB
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R052
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 26 29 31 40 29 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
28.2% Poor
Read 224
Write 39
Mixed 55.3
SusWrite 31.4
19% 87.5 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 23.1
4K Mixed 6.8
53% 17 MB/s
DQ Read 34.4
DQ Write 64
DQ Mixed 21
24% 39.8 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 66%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA 165GB
114GB free
Firmware: P22O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 66 70 70 70 70 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Read 69.3
Write 71.3
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 69.2
46% 63.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 1024, 1024 MB
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
22.7% Poor
MC Read 8
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 8
22% 7.5 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 6
16% 5.6 GB/s
Latency 95.8
42% 95.8 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq dx2450 Microtower PC Builds (Compare 9 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq dx2450 Microtower PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 1% - Terrible Total price: $242
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