HP Pavilion 15 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 50.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.84% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive58.9% 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 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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 69% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemHP Pavilion 15 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 2166
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20131204
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '20 at 13:07
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU 31%
CPU Throttled 69%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4200U-$281
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Memory 70.9
1-Core 71.8
2-Core 119
53% 87.3 Pts
4-Core 175
8-Core 173
23% 174 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740M
HP(103C 21DA) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
5.84% Terrible
Lighting 7.2
Reflection 8.04
Parallax 8.41
6% 7.88 fps
MRender 4.95
Gravity 6.9
Splatting 8.57
6% 6.81 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.84%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG SX950U 240GB
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0125H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 89 74 82 78 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 430
Write 75.3
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 85.3
37% 170 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 39.4
4K Mixed 27.6
96% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 59.7
DQ Mixed 78.3
77% 129 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 123%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
45GB free
Firmware: 0002LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 65 64 64 65 65 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
37.3% Below average
Read 65.5
Write 60.7
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 64.5
42% 57.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
29.2% Poor
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 8.6
27% 9.57 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 10.6
SC Mixed 9.6
28% 9.77 GB/s
Latency 99.4
40% 99.4 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion 15 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 4,233 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion 15 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 41% - Average Total price: $309
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