HP Presario CQ56 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 36.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.58% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive20.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Presario CQ56 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1604
Memory2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100621
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '18 at 12:25
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD V140
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Memory 67.8
1-Core 34.8
2-Core 29.9
34% 44.2 Pts
4-Core 34.9
8-Core 35
5% 35 Pts
64-Core 35
2% 35 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 49%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
HP(103C 1604) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.58% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 1.23
Parallax 0.19
0% 0.69 fps
MRender 0.86
Gravity 0.13
Splatting 1.26
1% 0.75 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.58%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series 128GB
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AGYA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
20.5% Poor
Read 216
Write 150
Mixed 212
43% 192 MB/s
4K Read 2.66
4K Write 2.84
4K Mixed 2.53
9% 2.68 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 20.5%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JSF25664HZ-1G4D1 Samsung M471B5773DH0-CH9 4GB
1066, 1066 MHz
2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.3% Very poor
MC Read 5.3
MC Write 5.5
MC Mixed 6.1
16% 5.63 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 6.8
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 107
38% 107 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Presario CQ56 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 58 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP Presario CQ56 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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