HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 25%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 22.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive42.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 93% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 140A
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110107
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateDec 18 '17 at 00:23
Run Duration3032 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 65%
CPU Throttled 93%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 1.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
22.3% Poor
Memory 31.9
1-Core 35.3
2-Core 63
26% 43.4 Pts
4-Core 78.7
8-Core 55.1
10% 66.9 Pts
64-Core 60.4
4% 60.4 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 22.3%
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)
0.82% Terrible
Lighting 0.87
Reflection 1.15
Parallax 0.81
1% 0.94 fps
MRender 1.38
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 1.65
1% 1.23 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.82%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 256GB
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JURA0101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
42.1% Average
Read 255
Write 245
Mixed 258
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 18.6
4K Mixed 15.1
51% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 15.2
DQ Write 30.5
DQ Mixed 10.1
11% 18.6 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
19.2% Very poor
MC Read 7.2
MC Write 5.8
MC Mixed 8.3
20% 7.1 GB/s
SC Read 4
SC Write 3.5
SC Mixed 4.8
12% 4.1 GB/s
Latency 244
16% 244 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 51%

 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 184 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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