HP p6-2429

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 44.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.42% 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.
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 8 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 (86%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP p6-2429  (all builds)
MotherboardMSI 2AE0
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20130123
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 28 '17 at 07:44
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 86%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-5400K APU-$120
P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
44.9% Average
Memory 74
1-Core 61.9
2-Core 92.8
49% 76.2 Pts
4-Core 94.3
8-Core 94.8
13% 94.6 Pts
64-Core 93
6% 93 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 720
Asus(1043 84F2) 2GB
CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.0
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
3.42% Terrible
Lighting 4.1
Reflection 3.69
Parallax 3.81
3% 3.87 fps
MRender 4.33
Gravity 3.27
Splatting 5.17
4% 4.26 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.42%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
743GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 172
Mixed 170
126% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 2.79
4K Mixed 0.31
103% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 8GB
1333, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21.5% Poor
MC Read 8
MC Write 5
MC Mixed 7
19% 6.67 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 7.8
20% 6.83 GB/s
Latency 92.5
43% 92.5 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 21.5%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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HDDRAMUSB
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