HP Slim Desktop 290-a0xxx

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 27%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 25.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics2.68% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemHP Slim Desktop 290-a0xxx  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 8459
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200630
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateDec 23 '20 at 20:16
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-9225 RADEON R4, 5 COMPUTE CORES 2C+3G
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
25.3% Poor
Memory 37.7
1-Core 43.6
2-Core 73
31% 51.4 Pts
4-Core 76
8-Core 78.3
10% 77.2 Pts
64-Core 78.1
5% 78.1 Pts
Poor: 13%
This bench: 25.3%
Great: 39%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
HP(103C 8459) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 18.40.16.03
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
2.68% Terrible
Lighting 3
Reflection 4.4
Parallax 4.4
2% 3.93 fps
MRender 2.7
Gravity 3.3
Splatting 5
3% 3.67 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.68%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
672GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPH4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 122 120 140 164 167 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 160
Write 167
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 143
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87%
Great: 112%
General U Disk 1TB
481GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 10 13 14 14 14 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
4.99% Terrible
Read 10
Write 13.2
Mixed 11.5
SusWrite 13.2
17% 12 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.5
24% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.99%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4DFD8266.C16FD1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 1866 MHz
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.1% Very poor
MC Read 6.7
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 5.8
18% 6.4 GB/s
SC Read 4.2
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 5
13% 4.7 GB/s
Latency 213
19% 213 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 18.1%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Slim Desktop 290-a0xxx Builds (Compare 101 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP Slim Desktop 290-a0xxx

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