HP 500-242ea

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 38.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	12.5% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP 500-242ea (all builds)
Motherboard	MSI 2AE0
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131003
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '23 at 09:25
Run Duration	304 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-5500 APU-$135 10,478 User benchmarks, average bench 48% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Memory 54.2 1-Core 54.1 2-Core 87.7 40% 65.3 Pts	4-Core 129 8-Core 142 18% 135 Pts	64-Core 143 9% 143 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 86E1) 2GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 531.18 Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Lighting 16.1 Reflection 14.4 Parallax 14.5 13% 15 fps	MRender 12.3 Gravity 15.1 Splatting 13.9 11% 13.8 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 822GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR043 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 185 Write 272 Mixed 220 51% 226 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 30.8 94% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 37.2 DQ Write 73.1 DQ Mixed 49.2 39% 53.2 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 125%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$70 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01K02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 119 152 153 161 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 158 Write 153 Mixed 94 SusWrite 149 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 96%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 26GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 49.4 Write 50.6 Mixed 34.2 56% 44.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 43%
Samsung S2 Portable 320GB 1,030 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 165GB free, PID 1f03 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 57.1 Write 21.2 Mixed 26.6 38% 35 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 48% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 21%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 84GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 49.3 Write 53.8 Mixed 33.7 58% 45.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 296GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 101 Write 83.7 Mixed 50.9 94% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.4 163% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 61%
WD Elements SE 25FE 2TB 1,305 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 444GB free, PID 25fe Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 102 Write 86.6 Mixed 54.4 98% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 163% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 67%
WD Elements 2621 2TB 11,378 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 455GB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 68.8 Write 68.8 Mixed 44.1 76% 60.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.4 159% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 64%
WD My Passport 260D 2TB 1,129 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 32.1 Write 32.6 Mixed 28.3 40% 31 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.3 155% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 68%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 72GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 31.4 Write 32.6 Mixed 24.6 38% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 57% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 66GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 49 52 52 53 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 52 Write 49.5 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 51.3 62% 45.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 42%
WD Elements 2620 5TB 4,390 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	4.61% Terrible	Read 5.7 Write 14.5 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 16.9 18% 12 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 5% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 4.61% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP698650-154-KEF Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 8GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	26.1% Poor	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 5.6 MC Mixed 9.6 27% 9.33 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 7.9 18% 6.33 GB/s	Latency 146 27% 146 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 57%

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

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Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

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Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

System: HP 500-242ea

CPU
A8-5500 APUAMD $135Bench 48%, 10,478 samples	19x
A8-6500 APUAMD $135Bench 50%, 7,219 samples	3x
A10-6800K APU (2013 D.Ri)AMD $467Bench 51%, 11,295 samples	1x

GPU
Radeon R5 235AMDBench 2%, 974 samples	15x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	2x
Radeon HD 7560DAMDBench 4%, 10,029 samples	1x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	3x
BX500 480GBCrucial $38Bench 63%, 83,298 samples	2x
MX500 250GBCrucial $39Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	1x

RAM
HMT325U6EFR8C-PB Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 6GBHynixBench 32%, 148 samples	3x
8JTF25664AZ-1G6K1 Kingston HP698650-154-HYAG 6GBMicronBench 29%, 9 samples	3x
HMT325U6EFR8C-PB HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 6GBHynixBench 34%, 113 samples	2x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $209

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16