HP 250 G6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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.
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 48%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% 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 G6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 832A
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190304
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 11 '19 at 01:28
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 44%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
48% Average
Memory 56.2
1-Core 62.2
2-Core 113
46% 77.1 Pts
4-Core 228
8-Core 245
31% 236 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 48%
Great: 58%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 52 32 40 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
25.8% Poor
Read 52.5
Write 36
Mixed 34.5
SusWrite 37.6
30% 40.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.2
42% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G6E1 04EF TEAMGROUP-SD4-2400 8GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.5% Average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 17.9
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 9.6
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 139
29% 139 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP 250 G6 Notebook PC

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