Here is a compact Conky configuration for people to enjoy. To apply it save the entries below as a hidden file .conkyrc and place the file inside your user’s home directory. Alternatively use conky -c variable to adjust the  file path. An example: conky -c configuration_file_location

#Conky configuration file
# Window rules
gap_x 850
gap_y 800
minimum_size 220 0
maximum_width 1850
own_window yes
own_window_hints below,skip_pager,skip_taskbar,undecorated,sticky
# font defaults:
use_xft yes
#xftfont URW Chancery L:size=10
xftalpha 0.7
override_utf8_locale no
own_window_type desktop
own_window_transparent yes
#If conky freezes see that double_buffer is set to no
## images, buffering, shading
imlib_cache_size 60
double_buffer yes
draw_shades no
default_shade_color 777777
## misc text formatting
short_units yes
pad_percents 20
border_inner_margin 3
uppercase no
use_spacer right
## outlines and borders
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders yes
border_width 4
## stdout/console printing
out_to_ncurses no
out_to_console no
## process settings
top_name_width 3
no_buffers no
# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 0.5
# This is the number of times Conky will update before quitting.
# Set to zero to run forever.
total_run_times 0
#### end config
#### Begin display information
## everything below is drawn on screen

TEXT
#${color white}
${font :size=10}

$alignc${time %A %d of %B} $alignc${time %H:%Mh}

System: $sysname     Uptime: ${color white}$uptime      ${color white} Kernel: ${color white}$kernel     Root: ${color white}${fs_free /}/${fs_size /}     ${color white}Home: ${color white}${fs_free /home}/${fs_size /home}

${font :size=10} Cpu usage: ${cpubar 10,90}  Memory usage: ${membar 10,90}

Here is screenshot from the configuration on a desktop