HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 43.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 140A
Memory1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110107
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJun 02 '18 at 11:47
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 52%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 430
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
43.7% Average
Memory 63.6
1-Core 47.9
2-Core 73
40% 61.5 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 142
19% 141 Pts
64-Core 142
9% 142 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 140A) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.93% Terrible
Lighting 1
Reflection 1.19
Parallax 0.97
1% 1.05 fps
MRender 1.57
Gravity 0.77
Splatting 1.74
1% 1.36 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.93%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 85.3
Write 76.4
Mixed 86.8
63% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 0.77
4K Mixed 0.12
43% 0.42 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT125S6BFR8C-H9 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
23.5% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 10.1
23% 8.2 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 5.5
15% 5.3 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 23.5%
Great: 46%

 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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