HP Presario CQ56 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive47.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Presario CQ56 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1604
Memory1.1 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '21 at 03:06
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD V140
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
34.5% Below average
Memory 63.7
1-Core 33.8
2-Core 30.8
32% 42.8 Pts
4-Core 34.4
8-Core 34.5
5% 34.5 Pts
64-Core 34.3
2% 34.3 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 49%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
HP(103C 1604) 256MB
Driver: atiu9p64.dll Ver. 8.770.2.2000
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.91% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 1.3
Parallax 0.5
1% 1.03 fps
MRender 0.8
Gravity 0.2
Splatting 1.1
1% 0.7 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.91%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS90 0 240GB SSD
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS90
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 62 97 43 104 103 MB/s
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
47.8% Average
Read 184
Write 133
Mixed 171
SusWrite 89.4
32% 144 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 58.5
4K Mixed 23
97% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 128
97% 128 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT312S6BFR6C-H9 2x1GB
2 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 1066 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
17.3% Very poor
MC Read 5.4
MC Write 4.9
MC Mixed 5.8
15% 5.37 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 6
16% 5.5 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Presario CQ56 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 58 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP Presario CQ56 Notebook PC

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