HP Presario CQ56 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 18%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 44.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.59% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
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 (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 30% 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
SystemHP Presario CQ56 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1604
Memory0.6 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 08 '19 at 01:53
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 77%
CPU Throttled 30%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 way above expectations (87th percentile)
44.2% Average
Memory 87.9
1-Core 6.9
2-Core 8.3
32% 34.4 Pts
4-Core 7.5
8-Core 9.5
1% 8.5 Pts
64-Core 11.1
1% 11.1 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 44.2%
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 as expected (58th percentile)
0.59% Terrible
Lighting 0.57
Reflection 1.12
Parallax 0.31
0% 0.66 fps
MRender 0.9
Gravity 0.7
Splatting 1.3
1% 0.97 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.59%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 250GB
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PB2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 10 1 1.6 1.8 1.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Read 31.2
Write 32
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 5.3
18% 24.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.2
53% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AD73I1A0873EU 2x1GB
2 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 1066 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
10.8% Very poor
MC Read 2.5
MC Write 2.3
MC Mixed 3.2
8% 2.67 GB/s
SC Read 0.3
SC Write 2.3
SC Mixed 0.7
3% 1.1 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10.8%
Great: 42%

 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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