HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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 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.
SystemHP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3642
Memory2.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20091203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 18 '22 at 20:00
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Turion II Mobile M520
Socket S1G3, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
38.8% Below average
Memory 66.4
1-Core 34.6
2-Core 66.9
38% 56 Pts
4-Core 67.7
8-Core 68.8
9% 68.2 Pts
64-Core 69.2
4% 69.2 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 40%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
HP(103C 3642) 320MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
1.1% Terrible
Lighting 1.6
Reflection 0.9
Parallax 0.4
1% 0.97 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 1.2
1% 0.83 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 1.1%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR20003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 70 72 64 68 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 84.1
Write 90.3
Mixed 44.8
SusWrite 68.4
53% 71.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 59%
Seagate Portable 2TB
395GB free, PID 2343
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
11.1% Very poor
Read 23.8
Write 24.8
Mixed 23.5
SusWrite 15.7
30% 21.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.3
58% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 50%
Seagate Portable 1TB
107GB free, PID 2300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
9.81% Terrible
Read 28.1
Write 27.3
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 15.9
31% 23.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.81%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT25664AC667.M16FH 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
24.9% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 9.3
24% 8.47 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 5.6
SC Mixed 7.8
19% 6.53 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 9%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 25%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 185 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $80
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