HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 28%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 28.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive33% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardQuanta 3603
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090820
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMar 05 '17 at 17:43
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User CYP-User
Background CPU 85%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo P8400-$20
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
28.2% Poor
Memory 50
1-Core 16.3
2-Core 29.5
24% 31.9 Pts
4-Core 38.8
8-Core 47.9
6% 43.3 Pts
64-Core 43.5
3% 43.5 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 42%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600M-GT
HP(103C 3603) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.49% Terrible
Lighting 1.7
Reflection 2.73
Parallax 0.75
1% 1.73 fps
MRender 2.43
Gravity 1.47
Splatting 2.22
2% 2.04 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.49%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
33% Below average
Read 247
Write 138
Mixed 143
39% 176 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 16.6
4K Mixed 10.1
44% 13.8 MB/s
DQ Read 36.6
DQ Write 25.6
DQ Mixed 12
14% 24.7 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 33%
Great: 114%
Toshiba MK3265GSX 320GB-$91
184GB free
Firmware: GJ003M Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 55.9
Write 57.7
Mixed 47.8
40% 53.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1.23
4K Mixed 0.25
64% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
12.5% Very poor
MC Read 5
MC Write 3.8
MC Mixed 4.1
12% 4.3 GB/s
SC Read 1.5
SC Write 2.7
SC Mixed 2
6% 2.07 GB/s
Latency 161
25% 161 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 12.5%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 159 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC

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