HP 500-203a

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics8.01% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemHP 500-203a  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2AF7
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140205
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJun 15 '18 at 01:36
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770
, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 87.3
1-Core 115
2-Core 230
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 586
65% 512 Pts
64-Core 585
36% 585 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
Device(1B0A 90D3) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.01% Terrible
Lighting 10.2
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 13.5
8% 11.5 fps
MRender 8
Gravity 9.57
Splatting 9.43
7% 9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.01%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP36 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 158
Mixed 147
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.34
102% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
31.7% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 10.4
MC Mixed 8.7
28% 9.87 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 10.5
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 500-203a Builds (Compare 5 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: HP 500-203a

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $113
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