HP Compaq Presario CQ40 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 39.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.3% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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 (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Compaq Presario CQ40 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3607
Memory2.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100518
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 21 '19 at 06:12
Run Duration288 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 70%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo P8600-$42
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Memory 68.5
1-Core 34
2-Core 67.8
38% 56.8 Pts
4-Core 68.2
8-Core 67.5
9% 67.8 Pts
64-Core 66.9
4% 66.9 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 42%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Mobile Intel 45 Express Chipset Family
HP(103C 3607) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.1749
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.3% Terrible
Lighting 0.37
Reflection 0.35
Parallax 0.38
0% 0.36 fps
MRender 0.19
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.52
0% 0.34 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.3%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009)-$30
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 13.01A13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 48 50 49 43 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
25.6% Poor
Read 40.5
Write 53.4
Mixed 33.6
SusWrite 48.4
32% 44 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
17.9% Very poor
MC Read 6.5
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 5.2
16% 5.67 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 4.7
14% 4.8 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 17.9%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq Presario CQ40 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 47 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq Presario CQ40 Notebook PC

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