HP Presario CQ56 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 28.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.33% 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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Presario CQ56 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1605
Memory1.6 GB free of 3 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100817
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 04 '19 at 14:15
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
28.1% Poor
Memory 46.5
1-Core 29.9
2-Core 59.1
29% 45.2 Pts
4-Core 59
8-Core 57.9
8% 58.5 Pts
64-Core 58.6
4% 58.6 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 28.1%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Mobile Series 4 Express Chipset Family
HP(103C 1605) 1.2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2202
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.33% Terrible
Lighting 0.4
Reflection 0.35
Parallax 0.41
0% 0.38 fps
MRender 0.43
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.48
0% 0.4 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.33%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 250GB
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PB2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 15 13 14 27 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
10.5% Very poor
Read 16.5
Write 22.7
Mixed 12.2
SusWrite 20.1
13% 17.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
29% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.5%
Great: 45%
Kingston DataTraveler SE9 8GB
7GB free, PID 1689
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 2 2.1 2.3 1.8 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
3.55% Terrible
Read 15.3
Write 3.5
Mixed 7
SusWrite 2.3
8% 7.02 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
15% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.55%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMP112S6NFR8C-S6 Micron 16HTF25664HZ-800J1 3GB
800, 800 MHz
1024, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
14% Very poor
MC Read 5.5
MC Write 4
MC Mixed 4.2
13% 4.57 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 4.3
12% 4.2 GB/s
Latency 174
23% 174 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 14%
Great: 15%

 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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