HP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 26%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 21.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics2.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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 Pavilion 17 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 227F
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 28 '21 at 21:42
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 49%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4030U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
21.1% Poor
Memory 28.2
1-Core 42.7
2-Core 57
26% 42.6 Pts
4-Core 85.7
8-Core 63.1
10% 74.4 Pts
64-Core 75.4
5% 75.4 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 21.1%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)
HP(103C 227F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
2.17% Terrible
Lighting 2.6
Reflection 1.6
Parallax 4.1
2% 2.77 fps
MRender 3.1
Gravity 1.7
Splatting 3.3
2% 2.7 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.17%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB
344GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 420000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 200 241 283 291 321 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 287
Write 275
Mixed 227
SusWrite 272
60% 265 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 38.2
4K Mixed 18.5
78% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 232
188% 269 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 115%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
22% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 8.8
MC Mixed 7.8
24% 8.43 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 2.6
SC Mixed 4.4
11% 3.93 GB/s
Latency 266
15% 266 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 8 6 60 17.3" 1280 720 SDC3654
Typical Pavilion 17 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 1,222 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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