HP 251-a244

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 (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 38.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
Run History
SystemHP 251-a244  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 2B29
Memory3.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151007
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 27 '18 at 15:01
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-6310 APU R4 Graphics
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
38.5% Below average
Memory 56.8
1-Core 35.5
2-Core 65.6
34% 52.6 Pts
4-Core 119
8-Core 118
16% 119 Pts
64-Core 121
8% 121 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 40%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R4
HP(103C 2B29) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1101.0
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
2.15% Terrible
Lighting 2.47
Reflection 4.73
Parallax 3.5
2% 3.57 fps
MRender 2.9
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 3.48
2% 2.88 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.15%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
826GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPH3
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 184
Write 177
Mixed 75.6
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 32GB-$5
17GB free, PID db8a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 26.4
Write 14.5
Mixed 9.3
19% 16.7 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.8
54% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT425U6CFR6A-PB Samsung M378B5173EB0-YK0 6GB
1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18% Very poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 3.9
MC Mixed 5.6
16% 5.73 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 6.6
17% 6 GB/s
Latency 138
29% 138 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 18%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 251-a244 Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP 251-a244

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