HP 500-214

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics36.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
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.
Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP 500-214  (all builds)
MotherboardMSI 2AE0
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140115
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 13 '16 at 04:26
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 68%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
47.3% Average
Memory 73.9
1-Core 52.6
2-Core 90
47% 72.2 Pts
4-Core 119
8-Core 144
17% 131 Pts
64-Core 158
10% 158 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
EVGA(3842 3962) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7570
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Lighting 47.2
Reflection 46.1
Parallax 45.3
38% 46.2 fps
MRender 39.7
Gravity 41.4
Splatting 37.5
32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
767GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP34 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 145
Write 115
Mixed 129
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.18
4K Write 0.83
4K Mixed 0.23
49% 0.42 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6AFR8A-PB 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
20.6% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 4.1
MC Mixed 6.5
18% 6.47 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 6.6
17% 5.87 GB/s
Latency 92.6
43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 500-214 Builds (Compare 37 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP 500-214

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 36% - Below average Total price: $285
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