HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 36.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
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.
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 10 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 (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardCompal 3642
Memory2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20091026
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '20 at 01:53
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Turion II Mobile M500
Socket S1G3, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
36.9% Below average
Memory 63.4
1-Core 32.1
2-Core 62.7
36% 52.7 Pts
4-Core 63.5
8-Core 64.4
9% 64 Pts
64-Core 64.3
4% 64.3 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 42%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
HP(103C 3642) 320MB
Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.634.0.0
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.89% Terrible
Lighting 1.17
Reflection 1.38
Parallax 0.44
1% 1 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 0.27
Splatting 1.43
1% 0.9 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.89%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50
332GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 59 59 49 57 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
34.1% Below average
Read 61.6
Write 64.3
Mixed 38.3
SusWrite 56.9
41% 55.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SG564568FG8NWKF-Z1 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
23.9% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 6.1
MC Mixed 9.4
23% 8.2 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 7.5
18% 6.13 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 24%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 185 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $80
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