HP Pavilion 14 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 25.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
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.
Memory12GB 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 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.
Very high background CPU (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 32% 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.
SystemHP Pavilion 14 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2161
Memory7.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140606
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJan 19 '19 at 17:07
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 64%
CPU Throttled 32%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4200U-$281
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
25.2% Poor
Memory 46.4
1-Core 15.4
2-Core 10.2
20% 24 Pts
4-Core 23.9
8-Core 52.4
4% 38.2 Pts
64-Core 57.3
4% 57.3 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB
220GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2BA30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 58 56 40 44 29 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 92.3
Write 98.6
Mixed 47.1
SusWrite 48.5
53% 71.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
130% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SH564128FJ8NWRNSQG MS301GNSA-CA3G1 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
25.3% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 8.5
MC Mixed 10.9
27% 9.37 GB/s
SC Read 4.1
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 6.9
15% 5.13 GB/s
Latency 174
23% 174 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 25.3%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion 14 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 578 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion 14 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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