HP Presario CQ43 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 15%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 33.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.07% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive13.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 9 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.
Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Presario CQ43 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3577
Memory0.2 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 12 '21 at 05:03
Run Duration282 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU 94%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD C-50
Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
33.6% Below average
Memory 65.2
1-Core 9.5
2-Core 12.8
25% 29.2 Pts
4-Core 15.9
8-Core 18
2% 17 Pts
64-Core 22.9
1% 22.9 Pts
Poor: 11%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 33%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6250
HP(103C 3577) 384MB
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 8.861.1.2000
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.07% Terrible
Lighting 1.7
Reflection 1.2
Parallax 1
1% 1.3 fps
MRender 0.9
Gravity 0.1
Splatting 0.7
0% 0.57 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 1.07%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0315
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 96 30 68 105 30 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
13.2% Very poor
Read 110
Write 56.6
Mixed 111
SusWrite 60.1
19% 84.4 MB/s
4K Read 7.5
4K Write 7.1
4K Mixed 2.3
18% 5.63 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5773DH0-CH9 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
9.42% Terrible
MC Read 3.2
MC Write 2.2
MC Mixed 3.2
8% 2.87 GB/s
SC Read 0.3
SC Write 1.6
SC Mixed 0.1
2% 0.67 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.42%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Presario CQ43 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 92 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP Presario CQ43 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $188
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