HP 250 G4 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 51.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 99% 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.

System	HP 250 G4 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 8136
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '21 at 12:57
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6200U 135,462 User benchmarks, average bench 41% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Memory 64.2 1-Core 82.6 2-Core 153 57% 99.8 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 236 31% 233 Pts	64-Core 235 15% 235 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 8136) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9466 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	4.53% Terrible	Lighting 5.3 Reflection 6.6 Parallax 5.5 4% 5.8 fps	MRender 3.2 Gravity 5.5 Splatting 8.3 5% 5.67 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.53% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
APS-SL3N-240 240GB 1,980 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN4763 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 310 317 275 298 96 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 240 Write 358 Mixed 283 SusWrite 269 65% 287 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 27.1 94% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 138 121% 176 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 92%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 907GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 104 106 104 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 105 Write 60.7 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 104 60% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 59%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 16GB 5,753 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 3GB free, PID 557d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 4.1 4.4 5.4 5.8 5.2 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 24.9 Write 5.5 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 4.7 12% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.4 118% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GB 77,702 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 8.6 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 11 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 33%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 1: 0R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
1%	4%	24	100	74	60	15.5"	1366 768	SDC4C51

History: Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 1: 0R 0G 1B

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 43%

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Workstation 2%

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System: HP 250 G4 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	164x
Core i3-5005UIntelBench 38%, 50,603 samples	27x
Celeron N3050IntelBench 19%, 14,457 samples	23x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	160x
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	44x
HD GraphicsIntelBench 1%, 60,712 samples	26x

SSD
MZNLF128HCHP-000H1 128GBSamsungBench 46%, 3,641 samples	12x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	8x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	6x

RAM
M471B5173EB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 23%, 50,921 samples	36x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 64,960 samples	18x
M471B1G73EB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 27%, 39,427 samples	16x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16