HP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 39.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive47.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1985
Memory8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130926
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateJan 14 '17 at 15:23
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-4600M APU
Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Memory 58.5
1-Core 40.5
2-Core 73.6
37% 57.5 Pts
4-Core 124
8-Core 124
17% 124 Pts
64-Core 126
8% 126 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7660G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics
HP(103C 1985) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1065.0
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
2.82% Terrible
Lighting 3.33
Reflection 3.85
Parallax 3
3% 3.39 fps
MRender 3.05
Gravity 2.67
Splatting 4.83
3% 3.51 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.82%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
47.6% Average
Read 463
Write 198
Mixed 279
69% 313 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 37.1
4K Mixed 3.04
48% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 72.1
DQ Write 91.8
DQ Mixed 2.98
24% 55.6 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 78%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
889GB free
Firmware: JA0OA710 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 102
Write 107
Mixed 92.5
75% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.44
4K Mixed 0.17
64% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 M471B5173DB0-YK0 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
15.5% Very poor
MC Read 6.4
MC Write 3.3
MC Mixed 5.2
14% 4.97 GB/s
SC Read 4.3
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 4.9
12% 4.37 GB/s
Latency 132
30% 132 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 15.5%
Great: 53%

 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 1,224 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: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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