HP Compaq 500B Microtower

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 18%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.53% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Compaq 500B Microtower  (all builds)
MotherboardFOXCONN 2A8Ch
Memory0.6 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100303
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 21 '19 at 11:59
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium E5300-$59
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
40.5% Average
Memory 69.2
1-Core 37
2-Core 72.4
40% 59.5 Pts
4-Core 72
8-Core 71.7
10% 71.8 Pts
64-Core 72.1
4% 72.1 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel G41 Express Chipset
HP(103C 2A8C) 783MB
Driver: igdumdx32.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2202
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.53% Terrible
Lighting 0.6
Reflection 0.46
Parallax 0.25
0% 0.44 fps
MRender 0.48
Gravity 1.13
Splatting 0.61
1% 0.74 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.53%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
387GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 73 87 88 90 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 101
Write 103
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 87.8
61% 83.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1325 C9 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
13.6% Very poor
MC Read 4.3
MC Write 3.8
MC Mixed 3.8
11% 3.97 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 3.2
SC Mixed 3.1
10% 3.63 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq 500B Microtower Builds (Compare 49 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq 500B Microtower

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