HP 500-242ea

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 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 50.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.06% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP 500-242ea  (all builds)
MotherboardMSI 2AE0
Memory4.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140115
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 29 '22 at 12:33
Run Duration238 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-5500 APU-$135
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
50.2% Above average
Memory 72.5
1-Core 60.3
2-Core 106
50% 79.6 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 156
22% 161 Pts
64-Core 171
11% 171 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 235
MSI(1462 B499) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.0
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
2.06% Terrible
Lighting 2.7
Reflection 3.7
Parallax 2.5
2% 2.97 fps
MRender 2.4
Gravity 2
Splatting 2.2
2% 2.2 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.06%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 307 268 270 310 304 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 348
Write 314
Mixed 305
SusWrite 294
71% 315 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 43.4
4K Mixed 28
99% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 34.5
DQ Mixed 54.1
56% 96.6 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 123%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20
336GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 81 83 89 88 88 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 88.4
Write 88.8
Mixed 63.9
SusWrite 86.2
60% 81.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.1% Very poor
MC Read 7.5
MC Write 3.9
MC Mixed 6.1
17% 5.83 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 6.4
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 95.7
42% 95.7 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 500-242ea Builds (Compare 25 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP 500-242ea

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $209
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