HP G42 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 46.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.71% 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.
Memory3GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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.
SystemHP G42 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1425
Memory1.5 GB free of 3 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 05 '22 at 05:57
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 380-$130
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
46.2% Average
Memory 66.3
1-Core 59.7
2-Core 124
50% 83.3 Pts
4-Core 154
8-Core 148
20% 151 Pts
64-Core 151
9% 151 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 1425) 1.2GB
Driver: igdumdx32.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2993
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.71% Terrible
Lighting 0.8
Reflection 1.5
Parallax 0.9
1% 1.07 fps
MRender 1.3
Gravity 0.7
Splatting 1
1% 1 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.71%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HM321HI 320GB-$90
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AJ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 35 40 41 41 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
29.1% Poor
Read 61.7
Write 74
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 39.4
39% 53.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 50%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 32GB
12GB free, PID 6544
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4.2 3.4 4 3.5 3.8 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
5.25% Terrible
Read 24.8
Write 3
Mixed 7.7
SusWrite 3.8
10% 9.82 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
13% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.25%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Samsung M471B2873FHS-CH9 3GB
1067, 1067 MHz
2048, 1024 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
22.2% Poor
MC Read 7.1
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 8.4
21% 7.37 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 6.5
18% 6.13 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 22%

 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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