HP Compaq 505B Microtower PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, GPU, SSD, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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.
MemoryThe RAM on this system should be upgraded to at least 2GB although on 32bit systems 1GB will suffice as a bare minimum.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemHP Compaq 505B Microtower PC  (all builds)
MotherboardPEGATRON 2A99h
Memory1.7 GB free of 0 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20091106
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 17 '18 at 17:39
Run Duration100 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 215-$29
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 40
2-Core 76.8
27% 58.4 Pts
4-Core 76
8-Core 77.5
10% 76.8 Pts
64-Core 78.6
5% 78.6 Pts
Poor: 27% Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
HP(103C 2A99) 256MB
Driver: nvd3dum.dll Ver. 8.15.11.8640
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 0% Great: 0%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP34
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 114
Write 105
Mixed 114
84% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.24
4K Mixed 0.28
77% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 68%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq 505B Microtower PC Builds (Compare 5 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq 505B Microtower PC

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