HP 500B Microtower

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 35.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.92% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP 500B Microtower  (all builds)
MotherboardFOXCONN 2A8C
Memory0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 05 '20 at 03:59
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium E5800-$58
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Memory 56.1
1-Core 43.3
2-Core 83.2
38% 60.9 Pts
4-Core 89.2
8-Core 90.6
12% 89.9 Pts
64-Core 91.1
6% 91.1 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610
EVGA(3842 2615) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
1.92% Terrible
Lighting 2.27
Reflection 2.54
Parallax 1.16
2% 1.99 fps
MRender 2.33
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 2.78
2% 2.46 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.92%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
340GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP63
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 23 22 26 30 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
22.9% Poor
Read 53.9
Write 96.9
Mixed 26
SusWrite 25.9
37% 50.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 22.9%
Great: 70%
Seagate FreeAgent Go 250GB
87GB free, PID 2100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 8.8 9.7 13 14 13 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 10% Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT125U6DFR8C-H9 HMT125U6TFR8C-H9 4GB
800, 800 MHz
2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
14.9% Very poor
MC Read 6
MC Write 4.1
MC Mixed 4.2
14% 4.77 GB/s
SC Read 4.3
SC Write 3.6
SC Mixed 4.6
12% 4.17 GB/s
Latency 140
29% 140 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 500B Microtower Builds (Compare 178 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP 500B Microtower

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