HP G42 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 21%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 43.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive34.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP G42 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1425
Memory0.9 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110407
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJun 24 '22 at 15:48
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 53%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 370-$167
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
43.8% Average
Memory 64.4
1-Core 57.8
2-Core 95
45% 72.4 Pts
4-Core 138
8-Core 134
18% 136 Pts
64-Core 61.4
4% 61.4 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 1425) 731MB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.36% Terrible
Lighting 0.4
Reflection 1.1
Parallax 0.5
0% 0.67 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.4
0% 0.57 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.36%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
256gb EVM SSD 256GB
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0330A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 50 9.8 120 41 50 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
34.7% Below average
Read 215
Write 190
Mixed 201
SusWrite 63.4
38% 167 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 30
4K Mixed 13.6
54% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 39.4
56% 102 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AD73I1B1674EU 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
19.9% Very poor
MC Read 6.4
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 6.4
18% 6.47 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 6.4
17% 5.8 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 29%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical G42 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 174 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 G42 Notebook PC

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