HP 250 G3 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 46.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.01% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemHP 250 G3 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2212
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 12 '20 at 18:49
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 71%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4005U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
46.8% Average
Memory 71
1-Core 46.1
2-Core 69.2
42% 62.1 Pts
4-Core 134
8-Core 135
18% 134 Pts
64-Core 133
8% 133 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 820M
HP(103C 2212) 1GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8912
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.01% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 6.85
Parallax 4.91
0% 3.95 fps
MRender 5.71
Gravity 5.93
Splatting 0.13
3% 3.93 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.01%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GH2OA910
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 74 71 78 83 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
26.3% Poor
Read 17.4
Write 54.1
Mixed 32.6
SusWrite 73.9
33% 44.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
81% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 Adata 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
44.3% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.5
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.4
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 99
40% 99 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 250 G3 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 441 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP 250 G3 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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