HP 280 G2 MT

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.69% 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.
SystemHP 280 G2 MT  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 2B5E
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 15 '19 at 19:30
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 114
2-Core 216
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 378
55% 402 Pts
64-Core 365
23% 365 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
MSI(1462 8094) 2GB
CLim: 600 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12.1
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
3.69% Terrible
Lighting 4.9
Reflection 4
Parallax 6.66
4% 5.19 fps
MRender 3.71
Gravity 4.8
Splatting 3.13
3% 3.88 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.69%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
297GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 109 109 109 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 103
Write 105
Mixed 58.4
SusWrite 108
69% 93.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 60%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 41 38 31 32 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
36.9% Below average
Read 93.2
Write 42.9
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 35.3
36% 49.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.2
59% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.7% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 11.2
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 11.7
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 280 G2 MT Builds (Compare 87 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP 280 G2 MT

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $208
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