HP 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.62% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemHP 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 885F
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20230220
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '23 at 08:56
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10505
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 82.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 253
85% 154 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 782
78% 635 Pts
64-Core 956
59% 956 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
HP(103C 885F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.1999
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
5.62% Terrible
Lighting 5.6
Reflection 8.8
Parallax 8.1
5% 7.5 fps
MRender 9.9
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 10.9
8% 9.17 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.62%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPEKNU512GZH 512GB
273GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,260
Write 1,504
Mixed 1,242
368% 1,669 MB/s
4K Read 53.7
4K Write 88.4
4K Mixed 60.5
206% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 440
DQ Write 492
DQ Mixed 355
298% 429 MB/s
Poor: 110% Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 16GB
2667, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.2% Average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 13.2
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 15.7
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 9%
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Desktop
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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System: HP 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $140
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