HP Compaq Presario CQ57 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.02% 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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Compaq Presario CQ57 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3672
Memory0.6 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111213
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 27 '20 at 17:37
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium B950
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Memory 84.6
1-Core 55.6
2-Core 111
53% 83.7 Pts
4-Core 111
8-Core 109
15% 110 Pts
64-Core 108
7% 108 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)
HP(103C 3672) 819MB
Driver: igdumd32.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
1.02% Terrible
Lighting 1.1
Reflection 1.42
Parallax 0.97
1% 1.16 fps
MRender 1.67
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 2
1% 1.49 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 1.02%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 320GB-$40
257GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ES2OA60W
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 42 53 63 63 68 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 69.8
Write 49.2
Mixed 37.5
SusWrite 57.5
39% 53.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5773DH0-CH9 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
27.9% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 8.1
25% 8.73 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 8.7
24% 8.5 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq Presario CQ57 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 1 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete

System: HP Compaq Presario CQ57 Notebook PC

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