HP 290 G4 Microtower PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive153% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
SystemHP 290 G4 Microtower PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 8948
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210807
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 20 '22 at 12:58
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-10100-$94
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 78.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 217
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 443
50% 391 Pts
64-Core 673
42% 673 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
HP(103C 8948) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1404
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
4.34% Terrible
Lighting 6.2
Reflection 3.7
Parallax 7.4
5% 5.77 fps
MRender 6.1
Gravity 5.9
Splatting 0.3
3% 4.1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.34%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLQ256HBJD-00BH1 256GB
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS1NFAV
SusWrite @10s intervals: 759 829 799 733 291 196 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
153% Outstanding
Read 909
Write 864
Mixed 769
SusWrite 601
177% 786 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 44.8
139% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 875
DQ Write 759
DQ Mixed 820
614% 818 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 153%
Great: 200%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.7% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 9.5
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 9.1
25% 8.6 GB/s
Latency 82.9
48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 290 G4 Microtower PC Builds (Compare 371 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: HP 290 G4 Microtower PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $233
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