| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Graphics | 1.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics) |
| Boot Drive | 21.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD. |
| Memory | 4GB 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. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system. |
| OS Version | Although 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. |
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | HP Presario CQ42 Notebook PC (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Hewlett-Packard 1446 |
| Memory | 1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz |
| Display | 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 8.1 |
| BIOS Date | 20110407 |
| Uptime | 0.2 Days |
| Run Date | Apr 18 '14 at 06:15 |
| Run Duration | 305 Seconds |
| Run User | VNM-User |
| Background CPU | 13% |
PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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AMD Phenom II N930
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
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24% 52.3 Pts
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19% 143 Pts
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9% 142 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4350
HP(103C 1446) 512MB
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 8.97.10.6
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1.64%
Terrible
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2% 2.12 fps
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1% 1.55 fps
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System: HP Presario CQ42 Notebook PC
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| Core i3 M 350Intel $199Bench 38%, 14,351 samples | 13x |
| Pentium T4500IntelBench 34%, 8,800 samples | 10x |
| Pentium P6300IntelBench 38%, 178 samples | 7x |
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| HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples | 36x |
| Mobile Series 4 Express Chipset FamilyIntelBench 0%, 23,924 samples | 9x |
| Radeon HD 5400ATIBench 1%, 10,400 samples | 8x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 42% - Average | Total price: $199 |