HP Presario CQ43 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 3%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 3.24%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics1.19% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Presario CQ43 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3577
Memory0.8 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20111213
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 06 '20 at 20:18
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD E-300 APU-$120
Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.3 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
3.24% Terrible
Memory 0.84
1-Core 16.2
2-Core 31.9
8% 16.3 Pts
4-Core 32.2
8-Core 32.2
4% 32.2 Pts
64-Core 32.2
2% 32.2 Pts
Poor: 11%
This bench: 3.24%
Great: 37%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6310
HP(103C 3577) 384MB
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.0
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
1.19% Terrible
Lighting 1.63
Reflection 1.42
Parallax 1.25
1% 1.44 fps
MRender 1.29
Gravity 0.63
Splatting 1.39
1% 1.1 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 1.19%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK1652GSX 160GB-$30
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LV011D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 52 53 52 54 52 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
26.9% Poor
Read 41.6
Write 40.2
Mixed 20.8
SusWrite 52.3
28% 38.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
77% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT112S6TFR8C-H9 2x1GB
2 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
11% Very poor
MC Read 4.1
MC Write 3.4
MC Mixed 4.6
12% 4.03 GB/s
SC Read 2.7
SC Write 2.2
SC Mixed 3.4
8% 2.77 GB/s
Latency 498
8% 498 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 11%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Presario CQ43 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 92 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP Presario CQ43 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $188
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