HP Presario CQ42 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 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 36.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive24.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Presario CQ42 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1484
Memory2.7 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110407
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 01 '22 at 18:06
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 73%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium T4400-$110
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Memory 66.6
1-Core 25.1
2-Core 40.7
32% 44.1 Pts
4-Core 36.4
8-Core 53.5
6% 45 Pts
64-Core 63.8
4% 63.8 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Mobile Series 4 Express Chipset Family
HP(103C 1484)
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2702
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 0.3
Reflection 0.5
Parallax 0.3
0% 0.37 fps
Splatting 0.8
1% 0.8 fps
Poor: 0% Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR054
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 56 80 160 167 37 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
24.3% Poor
Read 121
Write 115
Mixed 116
SusWrite 102
26% 114 MB/s
4K Read 8.6
4K Write 19
4K Mixed 6.5
31% 11.4 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 63.3
DQ Mixed 1.7
24% 59.4 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 24.3%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 M471B5673FH0-CH9 6GB
800, 800 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
10.6% Very poor
MC Read 3
MC Write 3.6
MC Mixed 3.2
9% 3.27 GB/s
SC Read 0.5
SC Write 1.3
SC Mixed 1.6
3% 1.13 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Presario CQ42 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 62 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 Presario CQ42 Notebook PC

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