HP Pavilion dm4 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive53% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP Pavilion dm4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 146A
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110214
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '19 at 23:05
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 450
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
44.3% Average
Memory 66.2
1-Core 66.4
2-Core 107
49% 79.7 Pts
4-Core 130
8-Core 143
18% 136 Pts
64-Core 152
9% 152 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 146A) 3.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.64% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 0.92
Parallax 0.66
0% 0.75 fps
MRender 1.1
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.3
1% 0.97 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.64%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
909GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 206 204 203 204 204 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
53% Above average
Read 219
Write 207
Mixed 207
SusWrite 204
47% 209 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 20.7
74% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 186
144% 196 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 53%
Great: 125%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB
11GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 8.9 7.4 9 8.3 8.6 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
7.67% Terrible
Read 27.2
Write 8
Mixed 10.7
SusWrite 8.2
15% 13.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.6
46% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.67%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BF160B.M16F 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
25% Poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 10.8
24% 8.53 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 6.8
19% 6.53 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 25%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion dm4 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dm4 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $263
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