HP Pavilion dv3500 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 32%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive17.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very 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 (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv3500 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardInventec 1505
Memory1.6 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20101122
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateApr 29 '20 at 06:16
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 61%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T5900
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
32% Below average
Memory 58
1-Core 18.2
2-Core 25.9
26% 34 Pts
4-Core 37.2
8-Core 40.1
5% 38.7 Pts
64-Core 37.5
2% 37.5 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32%
Great: 39%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9300M GS
HP(103C 1505) 512MB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 8.15.11.8644
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.41% Terrible
Lighting 0.23
Reflection 1.38
Parallax 0.31
0% 0.64 fps
MRender 1.67
Gravity 0.47
Splatting 1
1% 1.04 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.41%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 181 47 76 14 39 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
17.2% Very poor
Read 207
Write 188
Mixed 168
SusWrite 85.1
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.2
14% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
12% Very poor
MC Read 4.7
MC Write 2.9
MC Mixed 3.4
10% 3.67 GB/s
SC Read 3.6
SC Write 3
SC Mixed 3
9% 3.2 GB/s
Latency 134
30% 134 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion dv3500 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 11 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv3500 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 32% - Below average Total price: $38
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