HP 500B Microtower

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.8% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive27.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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 (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP 500B Microtower  (all builds)
MotherboardFOXCONN 2A8C
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100812
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '22 at 12:48
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 54%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium E5500
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
34.1% Below average
Memory 57.8
1-Core 28.7
2-Core 49
31% 45.2 Pts
4-Core 60.5
8-Core 73.1
9% 66.8 Pts
64-Core 75.6
5% 75.6 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 220
Nvidia(10DE 0715) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
2.8% Terrible
Lighting 3.3
Reflection 3.5
Parallax 1.6
3% 2.8 fps
MRender 5.6
Gravity 2.6
Splatting 3.2
3% 3.8 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.8%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$26
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 20 13 66 16 41 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
27.3% Poor
Read 140
Write 81.3
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 39.8
18% 83.2 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 17
4K Mixed 20.6
54% 16.6 MB/s
DQ Read 23.7
DQ Write 57.3
DQ Mixed 24.8
23% 35.3 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 27.3%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$30
94GB free
Firmware: HP64
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 20 16 66 19 43 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
40.1% Average
Read 97.3
Write 37.2
Mixed 46
SusWrite 42.1
41% 55.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Hynix HMT125U6TFR8C-H9 4GB
800, 800 MHz
2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
12.2% Very poor
MC Read 4.6
MC Write 2.9
MC Mixed 4
11% 3.83 GB/s
SC Read 2.6
SC Write 2.4
SC Mixed 3.3
8% 2.77 GB/s
Latency 134
30% 134 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 500B Microtower Builds (Compare 178 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP 500B Microtower

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