HP 290 G4 Microtower PC

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	4.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	142% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although 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

11 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	HP 290 G4 Microtower PC (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 8948
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210601
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	May 23 '23 at 22:54
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	JOR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10500-$140 10,180 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 229 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 827 81% 666 Pts	64-Core 1,028 64% 1,028 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 37,718 User benchmarks, average bench 5% HP(103C 8948) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.1999 Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	4.41% Terrible	Lighting 5.8 Reflection 8.4 Parallax 7.5 5% 7.23 fps	MRender 9.6 Gravity 6.3 Splatting 0.1 4% 5.33 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.41% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: V0523B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 945 21 38 464 22 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 1,574 Write 528 Mixed 831 SusWrite 272 176% 801 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 24.3 146% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 620 DQ Mixed 286 266% 398 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 291%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 624GB free Firmware: 04.01A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 159 161 161 161 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 162 Mixed 110 SusWrite 161 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A5244CB0-CWE 2x4GB 1,519 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.8% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 13.1 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 19.3 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Workstation 9%

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System: HP 290 G4 Microtower PC

CPU
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	153x
Core i5-10500Intel $140Bench 84%, 10,180 samples	131x
Core i3-10100Intel $94Bench 80%, 24,563 samples	61x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples	176x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 39,219 samples	123x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	21x

SSD
SSD 512GBTwinmosBench 138%, 780 samples	47x
KIOXIA 256GBKbg40znv256gBench 138%, 13,541 samples	26x
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1006 256GBWDCBench 140%, 9,143 samples	18x

RAM
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 2,680 samples	29x
D12.2724CS.001 Samsung M378A1K43EB2-CWE 16GBUnknownBench 73%, 22 samples	22x
M378A5244CB0-CWE 1x4GBSamsungBench 40%, 198 samples	15x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $233

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16