HP Compaq 505B Microtower PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 18.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Compaq 505B Microtower PC  (all builds)
MotherboardPEGATRON 2A99h
Memory0.7 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20091106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '17 at 15:26
Run Duration363 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Sempron 140-$9
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Memory 32.4
1-Core 30.5
2-Core 21.8
20% 28.2 Pts
4-Core 31.5
8-Core 13
3% 22.2 Pts
64-Core 31.9
2% 31.9 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 43%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 121
Write 116
Mixed 115
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 0.78
4K Mixed 0.16
50% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 59%
SanDisk 8GB
0GB free, PID 5576
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
5.79% Terrible
Read 14.6
Write 3.58
Mixed 5.44
8% 7.89 MB/s
4K Read 3.61
4K Write 0.66
4K Mixed 0.72
60% 1.66 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.79%
Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR3
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
5.45% Terrible
MC Read 0.9
MC Write 0.5
MC Mixed 3.4
5% 1.6 GB/s
SC Read 2.2
SC Write 1.4
SC Mixed 0.2
4% 1.27 GB/s
Latency 241
17% 241 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 5.45%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq 505B Microtower PC Builds (Compare 5 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq 505B Microtower PC

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