HP G42 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP G42 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1445
Memory0.6 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110407
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '17 at 21:15
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 68%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Turion II P560
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
29.5% Poor
Memory 50.3
1-Core 26.8
2-Core 39.6
27% 38.9 Pts
4-Core 52.9
8-Core 51.4
7% 52.2 Pts
64-Core 43.1
3% 43.1 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 44%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST9320423AS 320GB-$40
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0006HPM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
44.3% Average
Read 79
Write 75.3
Mixed 77.1
58% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.08
4K Mixed 0.23
58% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Smart SH564568FH8NZPHSCG 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 1066 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
14.8% Very poor
MC Read 5.4
MC Write 4.5
MC Mixed 5.2
14% 5.03 GB/s
SC Read 3.4
SC Write 3.5
SC Mixed 3
9% 3.3 GB/s
Latency 160
25% 160 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 14.8%
Great: 27%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical G42 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 174 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 G42 Notebook PC

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