HP 550-179na

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.39% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP 550-179na (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 2B47
Memory	6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160812
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '23 at 10:14
Run Duration	480 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$219 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 82 1-Core 104 2-Core 200 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 520 53% 428 Pts	64-Core 550 34% 550 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 2B47) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6446 Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	3.39% Terrible	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 5.4 Parallax 6.3 5% 6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.39% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 5 147 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 348 Write 304 Mixed 252 SusWrite 46.2 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 25.7 4K Mixed 9.7 60% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 81.8 DQ Write 32.3 DQ Mixed 45.6 37% 53.2 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.1 152 161 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 54 Write 95.5 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 52.1 40% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.4 165% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 564GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 114 120 119 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 125 Write 86.4 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 78.4 67% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 363GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.4 116 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 121 Write 78.9 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 39.7 58% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.5 38 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 35.5 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 13 21% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 67%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 329GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.1 32 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 55.2 Write 30.1 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 11.3 36% 30.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 40% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GB 4,871 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	54.2% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 17 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.4 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 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	69	56	0	27"	1280 720	AOC2769 2769M

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: HP 550-179na

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	13x
Pentium G4400Intel $45Bench 47%, 36,432 samples	1x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	6x
Radeon R5 M320AMDBench 4%, 178 samples	2x
Radeon R5 330AMDBench 4%, 140 samples	2x

SSD
CS900 480GBPNY $31Bench 79%, 17,946 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	1x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	1x

RAM
M378B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 4,871 samples	14x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $250

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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