HP ProBook 6550b

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.93% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemHP ProBook 6550b  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 146D
Memory2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151110
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateOct 15 '18 at 00:16
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 540
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
47.5% Average
Memory 65.4
1-Core 74.8
2-Core 116
52% 85.4 Pts
4-Core 173
8-Core 173
23% 173 Pts
64-Core 175
11% 175 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 146D) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.93% Terrible
Lighting 1
Reflection 1.19
Parallax 0.94
1% 1.04 fps
MRender 1.52
Gravity 0.77
Splatting 1.83
1% 1.37 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.93%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS543225L9SA00 250GB-$41
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FBEOC43C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 34 34 36 36 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
22.6% Poor
Read 44.3
Write 42.4
Mixed 24.6
SusWrite 34.1
27% 36.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
25.2% Poor
MC Read 8.1
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 10.9
25% 8.63 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 6.8
19% 6.57 GB/s
Latency 113
36% 113 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ProBook 6550b Builds (Compare 56 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP ProBook 6550b

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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