HP Presario CQ56 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 25%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 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 27.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.22% 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 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Presario CQ56 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1604
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 02 '19 at 21:32
Run Duration213 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD V140
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
27.9% Poor
Memory 50.5
1-Core 32.8
2-Core 33
28% 38.8 Pts
4-Core 33.3
8-Core 31.7
4% 32.5 Pts
64-Core 33
2% 33 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 49%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
HP(103C 1604) 256MB
Driver: atiu9p64.dll Ver. 8.712.1.3000
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
0.22% Terrible
Lighting 0.3
Reflection 0.62
Parallax 0.06
0% 0.33 fps
MRender 0.38
Gravity 0.1
Splatting 0.22
0% 0.23 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.22%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST9250315AS 250GB-$20
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0005
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 50 57 21 4.1 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
9.35% Terrible
Read 6.7
Write 10.6
Mixed 7.9
SusWrite 25.8
9% 12.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
24% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 9.35%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6MFR8C-PB Kingston ACR16D3LS1NGG/4G 8GB
1066, 1066 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
15.1% Very poor
MC Read 4.8
MC Write 4.8
MC Mixed 5
14% 4.87 GB/s
SC Read 3.8
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 5.2
13% 4.67 GB/s
Latency 159
25% 159 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 15.1%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Presario CQ56 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 58 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP Presario CQ56 Notebook PC

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