HP Presario CQ42 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 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 32.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
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.
Memory3GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Presario CQ42 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1444
Memory1.5 GB free of 3 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20100308
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 04 '21 at 20:53
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD V120
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
32.5% Below average
Memory 60.7
1-Core 15.6
2-Core 17.9
26% 31.4 Pts
4-Core 27.7
8-Core 29.3
4% 28.5 Pts
64-Core 28.6
2% 28.6 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 48%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45
287GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.01A12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 58 49 54 34 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
30.3% Below average
Read 62.5
Write 50.9
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 43.1
35% 47.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
57% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905428-027.A01LF Micron 8JSF12864HZ-1G4F1 3GB
1066, 1066 MHz
2048, 1024 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
14.3% Very poor
MC Read 3.8
MC Write 4.6
MC Mixed 5.2
13% 4.53 GB/s
SC Read 3
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 3.9
10% 3.67 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 18%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Presario CQ42 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 62 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP Presario CQ42 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 42% - Average Total price: $199
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