HP Compaq 500B Microtower

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
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 42.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 9 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.
SystemHP Compaq 500B Microtower  (all builds)
MotherboardFOXCONN 2A8Ch
Memory0.8 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090925
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 20 '20 at 09:07
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E7500-$109
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
42.4% Average
Memory 72.4
1-Core 41.3
2-Core 76.6
42% 63.4 Pts
4-Core 75.6
8-Core 78.5
10% 77.1 Pts
64-Core 65.5
4% 65.5 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel G41 Express Chipset
HP(103C 2A8C) 783MB
Driver: igdumdx32.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2226
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.49% Terrible
Lighting 0.63
Reflection 0.5
Parallax 0.59
0% 0.58 fps
MRender 0.48
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.74
0% 0.51 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.49%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP34
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 82
Mixed 39.2
46% 60.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 21% Great: 58%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB
650GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 28 29 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Read 31.3
Write 27
Mixed 22.5
SusWrite 28.5
37% 27.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1
82% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5673EH1-CH9 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
17.4% Very poor
MC Read 5.8
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 5.1
15% 5.33 GB/s
SC Read 3.7
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 5.3
13% 4.7 GB/s
Latency 96
42% 96 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.4%
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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