HP 500-242ea

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 53.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP 500-242ea  (all builds)
MotherboardMSI 2AE0
Memory6.2 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 03 '17 at 14:46
Run Duration101 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-5500 APU-$135
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
53.7% Above average
Memory 79.4
1-Core 45.3
2-Core 103
48% 75.9 Pts
4-Core 167
8-Core 155
22% 161 Pts
64-Core 175
11% 175 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7560D + R5 235 Dual Graphics
MSI(1462 B499) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
4.62% Terrible
Lighting 5.37
Reflection 8
Parallax 4.72
4% 6.03 fps
MRender 5.33
Gravity 4.13
Splatting 8.35
5% 5.94 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.62%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
718GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 156
Mixed 161
121% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.67
4K Mixed 0.37
97% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G6K1 Kingston HP698650-154-KEF 10GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
29.2% Poor
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 5.5
MC Mixed 9.7
28% 9.67 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 9
23% 7.97 GB/s
Latency 81.7
49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 29%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 500-242ea Builds (Compare 25 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP 500-242ea

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $201
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