HP ProBook 6550b

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
Processor	With 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 47.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	28.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	HP ProBook 6550b (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 146D
Memory	4.1 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '19 at 17:11
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 M 520-$70 23,644 User benchmarks, average bench 40% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Memory 67.5 1-Core 71.3 2-Core 118 52% 85.6 Pts	4-Core 165 8-Core 165 22% 165 Pts	64-Core 169 10% 169 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz) 99,513 User benchmarks, average bench 1% HP(103C 146D) 2.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.63% Terrible	Lighting 0.67 Reflection 0.92 Parallax 0.66 0% 0.75 fps	MRender 1.05 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.3 1% 0.95 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.63% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 414GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 197 196 205 202 202 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.4% Poor	Read 142 Write 94.1 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 200 29% 128 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 12.9 4K Mixed 8.7 32% 10.2 MB/s	DQ Read 16.9 DQ Write 17.4 DQ Mixed 14.7 12% 16.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 102%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$60 4,559 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 161GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 10 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 20.7 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 10.5 15% 20.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 58%
Adata HV300 2TB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 788GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 10 10 10 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	9.32% Terrible	Read 21.1 Write 21.7 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 10.4 13% 17.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.1 88% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 9.32% Great: 72%
TOSHIBA MK6459GSX 640GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 169GB free, PID 0214 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.5 9.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	6.08% Terrible	Read 18.4 Write 16.5 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 9.6 19% 14.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.1 18% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 6.08% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 9.7 23% 8.13 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 7.2 19% 6.77 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 46%

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 41%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: HP ProBook 6550b

CPU
Core i5 M 450IntelBench 40%, 8,084 samples	28x
Core i5 M 520Intel $70Bench 40%, 23,644 samples	11x
Core i5 M 480IntelBench 41%, 16,023 samples	6x

GPU
Mobility Radeon HD 4350ATIBench 1%, 1,871 samples	47x
Mobility Radeon HD 530vATIBench 1%, 250 samples	5x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	2x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	3x
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples	2x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	22x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	22x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	6x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16