HP HDX 18 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 38.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive62.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP HDX 18 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardQuanta 3610
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 24 '20 at 19:57
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 71%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo P8400-$20
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
38.1% Below average
Memory 65.9
1-Core 29.2
2-Core 63.4
36% 52.8 Pts
4-Core 62.6
8-Core 64.3
8% 63.5 Pts
64-Core 62.8
4% 62.8 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 42%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600M-GT
HP(103C 3610) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
1.84% Terrible
Lighting 2.13
Reflection 4.19
Parallax 0.78
2% 2.37 fps
MRender 3.48
Gravity 1.57
Splatting 2.48
2% 2.51 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.84%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
231GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 217 211 215 130 150 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
62.7% Good
Read 231
Write 225
Mixed 209
SusWrite 188
48% 213 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 49.3
4K Mixed 34.3
113% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 150
113% 151 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 134%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB
679GB free
Firmware: SBK2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 57 56 57 42 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
29.6% Poor
Read 50.2
Write 76.5
Mixed 26
SusWrite 52.6
37% 51.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0
56% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
17.4% Very poor
MC Read 6.1
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 5.1
16% 5.47 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 5.2
14% 5 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical HDX 18 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 13 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP HDX 18 Notebook PC

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