HP 500B Microtower

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 49.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics76.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive30.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemHP 500B Microtower  (all builds)
MotherboardFOXCONN 2A8C
Memory1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100812
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJul 19 '21 at 14:29
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650-$170
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
49.4% Average
Memory 69.9
1-Core 43.2
2-Core 86.3
43% 66.5 Pts
4-Core 171
8-Core 161
22% 166 Pts
64-Core 170
10% 170 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
PNY(196E 1347) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Lighting 94.9
Reflection 94
Parallax 89.2
77% 92.7 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 83.4
Splatting 74.7
76% 96.2 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF4004RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 86 60 76 92 72 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
30.4% Below average
Read 218
Write 200
Mixed 109
SusWrite 85.8
34% 153 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 13.1
4K Mixed 15.6
51% 14.9 MB/s
DQ Read 17.4
DQ Write 5
DQ Mixed 11
8% 11.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 56%
PNY CS900 240GB-$25
167GB free
Firmware: CS900E12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 22 23 27 29 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 43% Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: MZ6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 128 106 124 122 135 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 127
Write 136
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 123
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 88%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB
23GB free, PID 00ed
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 19 22 24 22 23 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 62.7
Write 25.6
Mixed 13.9
SusWrite 21
35% 30.8 MB/s
4K Read 7.3
4K Mixed 0
41% 3.65 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CF8 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.6% Poor
MC Read 8
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 7
21% 7.23 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 7.2
20% 6.93 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 11 9 60 72.3" 1280 720 ELE0000 ELEFW408
Typical 500B Microtower Builds (Compare 178 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP 500B Microtower

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