HP DV5-1040EW

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 42.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive38.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 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.
Run History
SystemHP DV5-1040EW  (all builds)
MotherboardQuanta 3603
Memory3.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20090820
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 15 '18 at 10:45
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Extreme X9100-$150
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
42.9% Average
Memory 73.2
1-Core 41.7
2-Core 84.7
43% 66.5 Pts
4-Core 83.8
8-Core 42.5
9% 63.2 Pts
64-Core 86.3
5% 86.3 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600M-GT
HP(103C 3603) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
1.91% Terrible
Lighting 2.13
Reflection 3.58
Parallax 0.78
2% 2.16 fps
MRender 3.67
Gravity 1.57
Splatting 2.96
2% 2.73 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.91%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 52 57 57 58 51 MB/s
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
38.6% Below average
Read 213
Write 38
Mixed 101
SusWrite 60
22% 103 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 16
73% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 37.3
DQ Mixed 31.8
41% 77.5 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 86%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 750GB-$55
114GB free
Firmware: SM12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 71 74 69 71 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 80.5
Write 74
Mixed 59.2
SusWrite 71.4
53% 71.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
19.5% Very poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 5.5
MC Mixed 5.7
18% 6.2 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 5.2
14% 5 GB/s
Latency 94.3
42% 94.3 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 19.5%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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HDDRAMUSB
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