HP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive71.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemHP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1984
Memory3.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20131204
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateSep 01 '22 at 23:12
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-5550M APU-$80
Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
49.2% Average
Memory 75
1-Core 54.6
2-Core 87.7
47% 72.4 Pts
4-Core 137
8-Core 145
19% 141 Pts
64-Core 143
9% 143 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8550G
HP(103C 1984) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1101.0
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
3.86% Terrible
Lighting 4.5
Reflection 7.4
Parallax 4.3
4% 5.4 fps
MRender 4.5
Gravity 3.8
Splatting 6.6
4% 4.97 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.86%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401120RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 330 331 327 338 338 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 366
Write 339
Mixed 276
SusWrite 329
74% 328 MB/s
4K Read 11.7
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 22.8
83% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 228
176% 239 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HP16D3LS1KBGH/4G i-DIMM 6GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
24.9% Poor
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 4.9
MC Mixed 8.1
23% 8.13 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 7.7
20% 6.93 GB/s
Latency 90.4
44% 90.4 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion 17 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 1,222 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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