HP Pavilion dm4 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.6% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP Pavilion dm4 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1813
Memory	6.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130121
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '19 at 04:47
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3210M-$52 79,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Memory 71.1 1-Core 71.4 2-Core 108 52% 83.6 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 191 26% 195 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 1813) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.6% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 5.27 Parallax 2.78 3% 4.02 fps	MRender 4.67 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 7.7 4% 4.87 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.6% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,513 Write 2993 Mixed 2,810 691% 3,105 MB/s	4K Read 122 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 77.3 325% 92.3 MB/s	DQ Read 403 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 354 263% 350 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
SSDAT60GB-DX 60GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 14GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 116 115 117 118 114 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	61.3% Good	Read 423 Write 128 Mixed 176 SusWrite 114 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 49.6 4K Mixed 27.7 99% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 144 110% 149 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 61%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 3GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 13 14 14 15 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 153 Write 36.2 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 14.8 58% 59 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.5 132% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5428-063.A00LF Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 12GB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 15.8 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 14.9 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 98.8 40% 98.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 57%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dm4 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i5-2450MIntel $225Bench 49%, 51,836 samples	58x
Core i5-2430MIntel $53Bench 50%, 41,461 samples	53x
Core i5-2410MIntel $160Bench 48%, 46,742 samples	41x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	118x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	86x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	68x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	9x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
M471B5773CHS-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 8,570 samples	11x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	10x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	10x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $263

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16