HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.03% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	73.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 189A
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 17:48
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3210M-$52 79,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	50.3% Above average	Memory 70.9 1-Core 68.4 2-Core 123 53% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 173 8-Core 175 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 174 11% 174 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M 12,732 User benchmarks, average bench 6% HP(103C 189A) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	7.03% Terrible	Lighting 7.8 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 10.2 6% 9.4 fps	MRender 11.8 Gravity 10.2 Splatting 9.1 8% 10.4 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.03% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZYTY128HDHP-000L2 128GB 1,392 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT61L1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 171 135 136 134 137 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 449 Write 429 Mixed 310 SusWrite 144 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 49.6 4K Mixed 32.1 106% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 299 222% 296 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 105%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 849GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 124 127 127 127 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	64% Good	Read 97.4 Write 104 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 124 59% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.7 220% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMT3160ME68FAF1600 2x8GB 3,672 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 18 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 99.2 40% 99.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	21.5"	1280 720	PLN2210 PLL2210W

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

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System: HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	34x
Core i5-2450MIntel $225Bench 49%, 51,836 samples	18x
Core i5-2410MIntel $160Bench 48%, 46,742 samples	18x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	52x
Mobile Series 4 Express Chipset FamilyIntelBench 0%, 23,924 samples	36x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	22x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	7x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	39x
RMT3160ME68FAF1600 2x8GBRamaxelBench 52%, 3,672 samples	9x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples	7x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $80

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16