HP Pro Tower 280 G9 PCI Desktop PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics4.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive234% 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.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pro Tower 280 G9 PCI Desktop PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 89B3
Memory2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220906
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateMar 12 '23 at 19:39
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-12400-$161
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 81.5
1-Core 178
2-Core 349
107% 203 Pts
4-Core 671
8-Core 996
104% 833 Pts
64-Core 1,210
75% 1,210 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 730
HP(103C 89B3) 1GB
Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1404
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
4.08% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 13.7
Parallax 8.6
6% 9.87 fps
MRender 1.6
Gravity 0.2
Splatting 0.1
0% 0.63 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.08%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 512GB
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 719 425 426 426 428 457 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
234% Outstanding
Read 1,624
Write 1,615
Mixed 1,377
SusWrite 480
286% 1,274 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 227
4K Mixed 69.2
280% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,213
DQ Write 1233
DQ Mixed 992
809% 1,146 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 234%
Great: 234%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43EB2-CWE 1x8GB
1 of 1 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
52% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15.9
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 17.3
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 52%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pro Tower 280 G9 PCI Desktop PC Builds (Compare 63 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pro Tower 280 G9 PCI Desktop PC

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