HP Presario CQ62 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.42% 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
CPU throttled at 94% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemHP Presario CQ62 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1425
Memory3.7 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 20 '20 at 13:13
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU7%
CPU Throttled 94%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 350-$199
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 0.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
27.1% Poor
Memory 44.8
1-Core 20.5
2-Core 41.4
24% 35.6 Pts
4-Core 56.4
8-Core 58.1
8% 57.2 Pts
64-Core 56
4% 56 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 1425) 2.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.42% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 0.5
Parallax 0.16
0% 0.39 fps
MRender 0.48
Gravity 0.23
Splatting 0.78
0% 0.5 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.42%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK5056GSY 500GB-$106
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LH003C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 68 68 67 72 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Read 65.6
Write 69.3
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 71.7
44% 60.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 M471B5673FH0-CH9 6GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
20.8% Poor
MC Read 7.6
MC Write 6.2
MC Mixed 8.7
21% 7.5 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 4.6
14% 4.77 GB/s
Latency 181
22% 181 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 20.8%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Presario CQ62 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 38 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP Presario CQ62 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 17% - Very poor Total price: $15
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