HP p7-1298cb

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
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 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 40.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemHP p7-1298cb  (all builds)
MotherboardMSI 2AE0
Memory7.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120420
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 03 '20 at 07:34
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-5700 APU (2012 D.Tr)-$265
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
40.9% Average
Memory 57.4
1-Core 49.3
2-Core 92.4
41% 66.4 Pts
4-Core 142
8-Core 151
19% 146 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7660D
HP(103C 2AE0) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1060.0
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
2.74% Terrible
Lighting 3
Reflection 2.69
Parallax 4.34
2% 3.35 fps
MRender 2.81
Gravity 4.23
Splatting 4.74
3% 3.93 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.74%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MN6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 127 134 139 141 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Read 130
Write 143
Mixed 68
SusWrite 133
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Ramaxel RMR5040MM58F9F1600 RMR5040MM58F9F1600 RMR5040MM58F9F1600 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
19.2% Very poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 4.4
MC Mixed 7.3
19% 6.77 GB/s
SC Read 4
SC Write 3
SC Mixed 4.3
11% 3.77 GB/s
Latency 135
30% 135 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical p7-1298cb Builds (Compare 1 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete

System: HP p7-1298cb

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