HP Pavilion 15 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.99% 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
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
SystemHP Pavilion 15 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2281
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 15 '18 at 09:42
Run Duration102 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4030U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
51.8% Above average
Memory 78.1
1-Core 56.5
2-Core 104
51% 79.4 Pts
4-Core 150
8-Core 152
20% 151 Pts
64-Core 151
9% 151 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)
HP(103C 2281) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
2.99% Terrible
Lighting 3.23
Reflection 9.38
Parallax 5.38
3% 6 fps
MRender 4.33
Gravity 2.03
Splatting 6.39
4% 4.25 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.99%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
491GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2BA30001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
47% Average
Read 86.4
Write 77.4
Mixed 85.3
63% 83 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.18
4K Mixed 0.22
61% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 47%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HP691160-H63-KEB 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
31.9% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 9.2
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 10.2
SC Mixed 10
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 84.2
48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion 15 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 4,230 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion 15 Notebook PC

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