HP Compaq dc5800 Microtower

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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 more than sufficient for nearly all games. 8GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
Run History
SystemHP Compaq dc5800 Microtower  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2820h
Memory5.4 GB free of 8.00391 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080827
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateOct 18 '18 at 16:18
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650-$170
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
49.2% Average
Memory 69.8
1-Core 39.2
2-Core 85.8
42% 64.9 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 157
22% 164 Pts
64-Core 170
10% 170 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 58%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD161GJ 160GB-$25
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AC01116
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 86 79 57 62 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
43.1% Average
Read 73.5
Write 75.3
Mixed 48.2
SusWrite 76.2
50% 68.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 44GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 36864 MB
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
MC Read 6.3
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 5.9
18% 6.3 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 5.5
17% 5.87 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 38%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq dc5800 Microtower Builds (Compare 79 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq dc5800 Microtower

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