HP 20-a200l

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 22%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.42% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP 20-a200l  (all builds)
MotherboardQuanta 2B03
Memory1 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130516
Uptime43.1 Days
Run DateMay 15 '19 at 03:14
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G2030-$24
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
44.5% Average
Memory 60.5
1-Core 81.2
2-Core 167
58% 103 Pts
4-Core 167
8-Core 166
22% 167 Pts
64-Core 165
10% 165 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)
HP(103C 2B03) 1,021MB
Driver: igdumdim32.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3958
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.42% Terrible
Lighting 1.5
Reflection 1.65
Parallax 1.12
1% 1.43 fps
MRender 1.9
Gravity 0.97
Splatting 3.3
2% 2.06 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.42%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
448GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 18.01H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 104 81 103 61 95 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
33% Below average
Read 30.1
Write 77.7
Mixed 42.8
SusWrite 84.7
43% 58.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 33%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT425S6AFR6A-PB 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
24.7% Poor
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 8.4
26% 8.93 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 4.6
13% 4.57 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 24.7%
Great: 31%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 20-a200l Builds (Compare 3 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP 20-a200l

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 29% - Poor Total price: $124
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