HP Compaq Presario CQ50 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 21.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.55% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive27.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB 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. 4GB 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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemHP Compaq Presario CQ50 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardWistron 303C
Memory2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20090818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 18 '22 at 04:30
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon Dual-Core QL-64
Socket A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
21.9% Poor
Memory 36.5
1-Core 23.9
2-Core 44.1
23% 34.8 Pts
4-Core 44.2
8-Core 44.1
6% 44.2 Pts
64-Core 40.1
2% 40.1 Pts
Poor: 11%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 35%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8200M G
HP(103C 360A) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 342.01
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.55% Terrible
Lighting 0.8
Reflection 0.2
Parallax 0.1
1% 0.37 fps
MRender 0.9
Gravity 0.2
Splatting 0.3
0% 0.47 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.55%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1E2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 75 90 112 109 72 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
27.4% Poor
Read 161
Write 110
Mixed 108
SusWrite 89.6
26% 117 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 17.2
4K Mixed 14
45% 14.3 MB/s
DQ Read 23.5
DQ Write 40.7
DQ Mixed 30
23% 31.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DRAM
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
11.7% Very poor
MC Read 4.3
MC Write 3.5
MC Mixed 4.1
11% 3.97 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 2.4
SC Mixed 3.1
8% 2.93 GB/s
Latency 219
18% 219 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq Presario CQ50 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 17 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 15%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq Presario CQ50 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 20% - Poor Total price: $14
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