HP 500-329

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 51.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.33% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP 500-329  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2B17
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140326
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateJan 27 '22 at 01:27
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-670K (2013 D.Ri)
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
51.8% Above average
Memory 67.4
1-Core 75.4
2-Core 143
56% 95.4 Pts
4-Core 210
8-Core 213
28% 211 Pts
64-Core 217
13% 217 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
Device(1B0A 90D3) 2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.33% Terrible
Lighting 8
Reflection 3.8
Parallax 10.7
6% 7.5 fps
MRender 7.6
Gravity 8.1
Splatting 6.5
6% 7.4 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.33%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ04ABF100 1TB
891GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JU001J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 124 100 95 98 105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 138
Write 140
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 105
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.6
232% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
772GB free
Firmware: HP36
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 188 188 189 187 189 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 134
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 188
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 106%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.3% Below average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 12.6
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 11
27% 9.37 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 500-329 Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP 500-329

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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