HP p7-1297cb

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 53.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.94% 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.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP p7-1297cb  (all builds)
MotherboardMSI 2AE0
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120420
Uptime18.8 Days
Run DateJan 27 '16 at 22:46
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-5700 APU (2012 D.Tr)-$265
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
53.6% Above average
Memory 78.1
1-Core 58.6
2-Core 109
52% 82 Pts
4-Core 171
8-Core 168
23% 170 Pts
64-Core 165
10% 165 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7660D
HP(103C 2AE0) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
4.94% Terrible
Lighting 6.13
Reflection 7.65
Parallax 6.47
5% 6.75 fps
MRender 4.24
Gravity 5.83
Splatting 7.04
5% 5.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.94%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 146
Write 109
Mixed 109
91% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 2.19
4K Mixed 0.23
90% 1 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 6
MC Mixed 10
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 9.6
22% 7.9 GB/s
Latency 84.1
48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 30%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical p7-1297cb Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP p7-1297cb

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