HP Compaq dc5850 Microtower

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.48% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 8GB 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemHP Compaq dc5850 Microtower  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3029h
Memory5.4 GB free of 8.00098 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111115
Uptime10.8 Days
Run DateSep 07 '20 at 16:21
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 650
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
42% Average
Memory 52.1
1-Core 46.1
2-Core 93.7
38% 64 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 184
25% 185 Pts
64-Core 185
12% 185 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 42%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics
HP(103C 3029) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.48% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 1.15
Parallax 0.16
0% 0.6 fps
MRender 0.81
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 1.04
1% 0.72 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.48%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF220400
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 973
Write 15.7
Mixed 5.5
237% 332 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 2.2
2,841% 21.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 160%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
320GB free
Firmware: 0003LVM1
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 795
Write 9.7
Mixed 17.2
196% 274 MB/s
4K Read 220
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 1.1
9,317% 74 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 58%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB
466GB free
Firmware: 2AR10002
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,063
Write 2.7
Mixed 5.2
255% 357 MB/s
4K Read 297
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
12,448% 99.4 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 41GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 33792 MB
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
24.7% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 7.3
MC Mixed 9.5
25% 8.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 7.2
19% 6.53 GB/s
Latency 153
26% 153 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 24.7%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq dc5850 Microtower Builds (Compare 29 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq dc5850 Microtower

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