HP 500-521no

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
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.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemHP 500-521no  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2B35
Memory5.1 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20141029
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 23 '18 at 17:54
Run Duration58 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-5700 APU (2012 D.Tr)-$265
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Memory 78.7
1-Core 63.1
2-Core 109
53% 83.6 Pts
4-Core 155
8-Core 172
22% 164 Pts
64-Core 178
11% 178 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 57%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
484GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 149
Mixed 145
118% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.22
87% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 10GB
1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.6% Poor
MC Read 12.1
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 8.5
25% 8.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 8.8
22% 7.67 GB/s
Latency 82.9
48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 39%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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HDDRAMUSB
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