HP G42 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 31% Sail boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	0.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

CPU throttled at 5% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP G42 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1425
Memory	2.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '18 at 06:04
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	5%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 M 350-$199 14,351 User benchmarks, average bench 38% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.25 GHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Memory 54 1-Core 23.5 2-Core 43.1 28% 40.2 Pts	4-Core 57.8 8-Core 58.2 8% 58 Pts	64-Core 58.7 4% 58.7 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 44%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz) 99,513 User benchmarks, average bench 1% HP(103C 1425) 1.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2993 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.82% Terrible	Lighting 0.87 Reflection 1.08 Parallax 0.84 1% 0.93 fps	MRender 1.38 Gravity 0.67 Splatting 1.65 1% 1.23 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.82% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 68 52 50 51 58 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.3% Average	Read 217 Write 207 Mixed 177 SusWrite 79.9 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 19.1 67% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 139 104% 137 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT125S6BFR8C-G7 Samsung M471B5773CHS-CH9 4GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1067, 1067 MHz 2048, 2048 MB Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 8.7 22% 7.6 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 4.3 SC Mixed 5.5 14% 4.93 GB/s	Latency 147 27% 147 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 41%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 1%

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Desktop 19%

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Workstation 1%

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System: HP G42 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i3 M 370Intel $167Bench 39%, 23,407 samples	60x
Core i3 M 350Intel $199Bench 38%, 14,351 samples	40x
Core i5 M 460Intel $130Bench 40%, 18,336 samples	14x

GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	143x
Mobility Radeon HD 5470ATIBench 1%, 14,621 samples	12x
Mobility Radeon HD 4250ATIBench 1%, 11,054 samples	9x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	5x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	4x

RAM
M471B5673FH0-CH9 1x2GBSamsungBench 19%, 884 samples	5x
M471B5773CHS-CH9 1x2GBSamsungBench 19%, 2,491 samples	4x
M471B5673FH0-CF8 1x2GBSamsungBench 19%, 692 samples	4x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $195

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16