HP Pavilion dm4 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 46.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dm4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1793
Memory6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111110
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateSep 17 '16 at 17:02
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2450M-$225
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
46.2% Average
Memory 77.9
1-Core 34.4
2-Core 54
40% 55.4 Pts
4-Core 86.8
8-Core 89.3
12% 88.1 Pts
64-Core 85.5
5% 85.5 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)
HP(103C 1793) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
1.18% Terrible
Lighting 1.33
Reflection 1.88
Parallax 0.88
1% 1.36 fps
MRender 2.1
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 2.13
1% 1.63 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.18%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129
328GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 66% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
392GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 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
52.3% Above average
Read 259
Write 178
Mixed 184
46% 207 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 32.7
4K Mixed 20.5
91% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 62.9
DQ Mixed 34
38% 66.6 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5428-063.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
37.6% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 14
39% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 7.8
22% 7.73 GB/s
Latency 84.4
47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion dm4 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dm4 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $263
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