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HP Presario CQ42 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 42.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.66% 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.
Memory5GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 5GB 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 (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Presario CQ42 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1425
Memory1.3 GB free of 5 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100818
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateMay 08 '21 at 06:07
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 85%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium P6300
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
42.2% Average
Memory 70.5
1-Core 44.7
2-Core 76.9
42% 64 Pts
4-Core 84.8
8-Core 82
11% 83.4 Pts
64-Core 91.5
6% 91.5 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 42%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 1425) 2.2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.66% Terrible
Lighting 0.8
Reflection 1.3
Parallax 0.5
1% 0.87 fps
MRender 1.3
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 0.5
1% 0.87 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.66%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HM641JI 640GB-$50
374GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AJ10003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 21 36 34 20 23 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
31.3% Below average
Read 79.1
Write 79.4
Mixed 43.4
SusWrite 29.9
43% 57.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.4
80% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4JSF12864HZ-1G4D1 Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 5GB
1067, 1067 MHz
1024, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
19.5% Very poor
MC Read 6.4
MC Write 6
MC Mixed 6.9
18% 6.43 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 3.6
SC Mixed 4.9
12% 4.3 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Presario CQ42 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 62 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 Presario CQ42 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 42% - Average Total price: $199
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