HP 500-005a

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 45.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.77% 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 500-005a  (all builds)
MotherboardMSI 2AE0
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130220
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMar 29 '18 at 10:59
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-6500 APU-$135
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
45.4% Average
Memory 66.7
1-Core 65.3
2-Core 110
50% 80.8 Pts
4-Core 132
8-Core 188
20% 160 Pts
64-Core 187
12% 187 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
Asus(1043 048B) 2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.3.4
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
5.77% Terrible
Lighting 6.93
Reflection 8.38
Parallax 8.59
6% 7.97 fps
MRender 7.71
Gravity 5.93
Splatting 8.09
6% 7.24 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.77%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP33 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 159
Write 139
Mixed 109
101% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 1.08
4K Mixed 0.26
83% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
18.4% Very poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 3.5
MC Mixed 5.9
17% 6.07 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 2.1
SC Mixed 5
12% 4.13 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 500-005a Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete

System: HP 500-005a

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $214
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