HP 500-281

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics99.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP 500-281  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2AF7
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140718
Uptime9.3 Days
Run DateJan 23 '23 at 23:57
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
69.1% Good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 186
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 453
47% 379 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283
MSI(1462 8E90) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 527.37
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.7% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 118
Parallax 133
106% 127 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 103
Splatting 89.2
88% 111 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
M4-CT256M4SSD2 1TB
256GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 137 181 149 173 159 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 323
Write 278
Mixed 176
SusWrite 158
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 43.6
4K Mixed 23.5
81% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 203
170% 249 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 104%
Crucial MX500 4TB-$273
2TB free
Firmware: M3CR045
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 368 409 434 438 437 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Read 307
Write 401
Mixed 346
SusWrite 392
82% 361 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 61.7
4K Mixed 39.1
126% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 140
158% 269 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
55.5% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 18.3
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 16.8
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 500-281 Builds (Compare 77 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP 500-281

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $41
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