HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 43.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive39.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 140A
Memory6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100204
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 18 '17 at 10:17
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 330
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
43.1% Average
Memory 63.6
1-Core 48.1
2-Core 68.7
40% 60.1 Pts
4-Core 134
8-Core 134
18% 134 Pts
64-Core 130
8% 130 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 140A) 3.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.64% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 0.92
Parallax 0.66
0% 0.75 fps
MRender 1.1
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.3
1% 0.97 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.64%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
39.3% Below average
Read 252
Write 137
Mixed 116
37% 168 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 22.7
4K Mixed 9.78
58% 18.2 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 56.2
DQ Mixed 26.7
36% 68.8 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB HMT351S6EFR8C-PB 8GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.8% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 10.1
24% 8.27 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 5.8
16% 5.53 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 185 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $80
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