HP Slim Desktop 290-a0xxx

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 28.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics2.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive70.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Slim Desktop 290-a0xxx  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 8459
Memory0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200630
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '21 at 19:51
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 52%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-9225 RADEON R4, 5 COMPUTE CORES 2C+3G
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
28.4% Poor
Memory 42.9
1-Core 54
2-Core 82.9
36% 59.9 Pts
4-Core 82.5
8-Core 82.4
11% 82.4 Pts
64-Core 69.8
4% 69.8 Pts
Poor: 13%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 39%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
HP(103C 8459) 80MB
Ram: 80MB, Driver: 17.7
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
2.94% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 5.2
Parallax 4.4
3% 4.4 fps
MRender 2.4
Gravity 3.2
Splatting 4.7
3% 3.43 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.94%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 412 471 399 377 484 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 244
Write 473
Mixed 310
SusWrite 419
82% 361 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 36.8
4K Mixed 21.6
90% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 166
128% 174 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 355%
Seagate BUP Slim 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 1707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 91 114 86 93 130 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 98.4
Write 104
Mixed 56.9
SusWrite 99.3
66% 89.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5244CB0-CTD 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.5% Poor
MC Read 8.1
MC Write 7.7
MC Mixed 8.1
23% 7.97 GB/s
SC Read 5.6
SC Write 6.8
SC Mixed 6.2
18% 6.2 GB/s
Latency 189
21% 189 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Slim Desktop 290-a0xxx Builds (Compare 101 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP Slim Desktop 290-a0xxx

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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