HP G42 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 28%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 41.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.89% 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.
Memory3GB 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. 3GB 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 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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP G42 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1425
Memory1 GB free of 3 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20101123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 15 '19 at 00:24
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 370-$167
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
41.3% Average
Memory 62.8
1-Core 53.2
2-Core 82.2
42% 66.1 Pts
4-Core 119
8-Core 112
16% 115 Pts
64-Core 117
7% 117 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 1425) 1.2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2622
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.89% Terrible
Lighting 1.17
Reflection 0.88
Parallax 0.66
1% 0.9 fps
MRender 1.05
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.17
1% 0.91 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.89%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK5061GSYN 500GB-$75
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MH000C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 90 87 83 45 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
23.7% Poor
Read 15
Write 27.8
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 67.5
22% 30.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
90% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AD73I1B1674EU Micron 4JSF12864HZ-1G4D1 3GB
1067, 1067 MHz
2048, 1024 MB
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
22% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 8.8
22% 7.77 GB/s
SC Read 3.7
SC Write 3.8
SC Mixed 5.2
12% 4.23 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 22%
Great: 39%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical G42 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 174 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP G42 Notebook PC

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