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Pros

  • Great features for the price: USB3 Blu-ray, 2TB
  • Good graphics performance

Cons

  • Metal scaffolding inside makes tinkering difficult
  • No SSD boot drive

At A Glance

This budget machine is a little on the pricey side, but it packs lots of high end features including four USB 3.0 ports and a large 2TB hard drive.

Manufacturer’s Description

Expertly engineered for incredible performance, with extreme speed, expandability and style, HPE Phoenix is a top-of-the-line Gaming PC that will set you apart from your rivals.

The Specs

Processor
Processor type Intel Core i7
Processor speed 3.5 MHz
Cache size 0.0080 KB
Processor count 1
Memory
Memory size 12.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Memory speed 1333.0 MHz
Graphics
Graphics Type Discrete
Secondary Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon HD
Number of Graphic Cards included 1
Storage
Drive size 2000.0 GB
Hard Drive Speed 7200 RPM
Other storage
  • CompactFlash
  • Memory Stick
  • SD Card
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
  • SmartMedia
  • xD-Picture Card
Drive type Hard Disk Drive
Ports and Connections
SD/MMC Card 1
Ethernet Type
  • Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
  • Wireless Ethernet - 540 Mbps IEEE802.11n
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) Yes
Available Interfaces
  • Audio - Center/Bass Out (1/8" mini)
  • Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Rear Surround Out (1/8" mini)
  • Audio - Side Surround Out (1/8" mini)
SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) 1
Slots
  • CompactFlash
  • Memory Stick
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick PRO
  • Memory Stick PRO Duo
  • SD Card
  • SDHC Card
  • SmartMedia
  • miniSD Card
  • xD-Picture Card
Storage Media
Compact flash Yes
SD card Yes
Memory stick Memory Stick
Smart media Yes
XD picture card 1
Other Features
Devices Keyboard
Case
Chassis style Tower (Mini)

Performance

Overall Rating
Worldbench Score 121
Worldbench Version 7
Start Up
Start Up 33.1  seconds (lower is better)
Office Productivity
PCMark 7 Productivity Suite 2596  score (higher is better)
Web Performance
Web Performance 22.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Storage Performance
File Compression 373.2  seconds (lower is better)
Hard Drive File Operations 286.1  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
Image Editing 153.4  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 142.3  seconds (lower is better)
Encoding Audio 102.9  seconds (lower is better)
Power Usage
WorldBench Green Score 79
Working power usage 16.2  Watt hours
Idle power usage 46.5  Watts
Gaming
Gaming Score 87
Crysis 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 29.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 2560x1600 44.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 1920x1080 71.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 80.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 1024x768 95.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600 60.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1920x1080 91.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 95.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 96.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 44.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 2560x1600 86.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 1920x1080 118.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 1680x1050 121.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 1024x768 148.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 2560x1600 149.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1920x1080 209.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1680x1050 219.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1024x768 240.9  Frames per second (higher is better)