HP 500-217c

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	HP 500-217c (all builds)
Motherboard	MSI 2AE0
Memory	6.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140115
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '20 at 15:59
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	88%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-6500 APU-$135 7,219 User benchmarks, average bench 50% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	53.4% Above average	Memory 74.3 1-Core 68 2-Core 120 54% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 187 8-Core 206 26% 197 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 83CC) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.15% Terrible	Lighting 1.27 Reflection 2.46 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.41 fps	MRender 2.38 Gravity 0.87 Splatting 1.78 1% 1.68 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 1.15% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 131 130 131 128 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 341 Write 145 Mixed 190 SusWrite 128 44% 201 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 53.9 4K Mixed 29.8 108% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 164 125% 171 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 116GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 98 97 97 98 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	53% Above average	Read 87.6 Write 86.7 Mixed 57.9 SusWrite 96.9 60% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 818GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 171 169 173 172 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 157 Mixed 92.6 SusWrite 170 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
WD My Book 640GB 1,033 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 60GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 27.2 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 13 29% 22.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 22%
Seagate Desktop 160GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 47GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 26 Write 27.5 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 29.8 35% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 20%
WD 5000BEV External 500GB 979 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 210GB free, PID 0704 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 27.4 Write 19.4 Mixed 21 SusWrite 12.4 26% 20.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 20%
WD My Passport 071A 750GB 144 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 12GB free, PID 071a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 12 13 13 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 20.5 Mixed 20.1 SusWrite 12.6 26% 20.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6AFR8A-PB Adata DDR3 1600G Adata DDR3 1600G 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.9% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 4.7 MC Mixed 7.2 20% 7.17 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 8.2 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 91.9 44% 91.9 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 20%

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System: HP 500-217c

CPU
A8-6500 APUAMD $135Bench 50%, 7,219 samples	4x

GPU
Radeon HD 8570DAMDBench 4%, 8,328 samples	3x
HD 7770AMDBench 12%, 38,053 samples	1x

RAM
HMT41GU6AFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 27%, 1,957 samples	2x
CML16GX3M2A1600C11 CML16GX3M2A1600C11 Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 24GBUnknownBench 23%, 1 sample	1x
16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 1x8GBMicronBench 29%, 6,196 samples	1x

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Total price: $135

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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

HP 500-217c

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