HP 550-129

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.76% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP 550-129  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 2B2C
Memory9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151110
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 10 '19 at 22:34
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 85.7
1-Core 73.6
2-Core 193
67% 117 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 358
49% 363 Pts
64-Core 361
22% 361 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610
MSI(1462 809F) 2GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
1.76% Terrible
Lighting 2.23
Reflection 2.5
Parallax 1.78
2% 2.17 fps
MRender 2.19
Gravity 2.23
Splatting 1.7
2% 2.04 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.76%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 125 177 194 180 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
44.3% Average
Read 9.5
Write 65.9
Mixed 12.8
SusWrite 145
42% 58.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
73% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-YK0 M378B1G73EB0-YK0 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.9% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 9.7
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 9.9
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 550-129 Builds (Compare 19 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP 550-129

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $389
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