HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-cx0xxx

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
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 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 51.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics20.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive189% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemHP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-cx0xxx  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 8478
Memory6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '20 at 06:12
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Memory 64.2
1-Core 67.9
2-Core 128
51% 86.6 Pts
4-Core 214
8-Core 358
35% 286 Pts
64-Core 545
34% 545 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile Max-Q)
HP(103C 8478) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5730
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
20.8% Poor
Lighting 24.2
Reflection 26.3
Parallax 22.2
20% 24.2 fps
MRender 30.9
Gravity 26.8
Splatting 26.6
23% 28.1 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 20.8%
Great: 48%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100
793GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1336 1424 784 679 640 543 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
189% Outstanding
Read 1,526
Write 1,467
Mixed 1,190
SusWrite 901
285% 1,271 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 56.1
4K Mixed 43.6
139% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 772
DQ Write 572
DQ Mixed 604
470% 649 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 189%
Great: 370%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
703GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3T0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 102 104 104 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 135
Write 125
Mixed 31.9
SusWrite 103
72% 98.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4SFRA266.M16FG 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
76.9% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 26.4
84% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 18.4
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-cx0xxx Builds (Compare 4,088 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-cx0xxx

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