HP Compaq Presario CQ40 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 39.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.72% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Compaq Presario CQ40 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardCompal 7010
Memory0.2 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090309
Uptime398.1 Days
Run DateJun 17 '20 at 13:08
Run Duration187 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T6400-$99
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
39.4% Below average
Memory 69.8
1-Core 28.1
2-Core 54.6
36% 50.8 Pts
4-Core 55.8
8-Core 55.3
8% 55.5 Pts
64-Core 47.2
3% 47.2 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 40%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce G 103M
HP(103C 7010) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
0.72% Terrible
Lighting 0.73
Reflection 1.54
Parallax 0.22
1% 0.83 fps
MRender 2.1
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.04
1% 1.21 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.72%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK2555GSX 250GB-$77
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FG002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 31 35 31 32 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
12.5% Very poor
Read 10.7
Write 37.5
Mixed 25.6
SusWrite 32.5
20% 26.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.4
80% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 12.5%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
13.5% Very poor
MC Read 5.1
MC Write 3.7
MC Mixed 3.9
12% 4.23 GB/s
SC Read 2.4
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 0.5
6% 2.2 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq Presario CQ40 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 47 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq Presario CQ40 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 40% - Below average Total price: $127
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