HP Pavilion g4 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 above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.77% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion g4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 166D
Memory0.3 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110330
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '20 at 11:28
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2310M-$80
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Memory 82.2
1-Core 55.5
2-Core 102
52% 79.8 Pts
4-Core 136
8-Core 141
18% 138 Pts
64-Core 140
9% 140 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
HP(103C 166D) 774MB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2279
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
1.77% Terrible
Lighting 1.97
Reflection 3.08
Parallax 1.38
2% 2.14 fps
MRender 2.24
Gravity 1.13
Splatting 3.78
2% 2.38 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.77%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16
288GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0005
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 32 27 42 57 50 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
29.8% Poor
Read 66
Write 57.5
Mixed 37
SusWrite 37.6
36% 49.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ21UE8BFU1-DJ-F 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
26.9% Poor
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 8.5
26% 8.97 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 0.1
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 29%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion g4 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 652 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion g4 Notebook PC

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