HP 431 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	HP 431 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 3673
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111218
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '22 at 18:24
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2410M-$160 46,742 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 94.3 1-Core 7.6 2-Core 33.8 37% 45.2 Pts	4-Core 80.2 8-Core 67.8 10% 74 Pts	64-Core 88.2 6% 88.2 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 3673) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.71% Terrible	Lighting 2 Reflection 2.3 Parallax 1.6 2% 1.97 fps	MRender 2.6 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 1.9 2% 2.33 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.71% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nforce 25625 256GB - SSQD211 10 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: V0609A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 348 334 341 328 326 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 442 Write 360 Mixed 365 SusWrite 333 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 60.1 4K Mixed 18.2 84% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 37 64% 120 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 2x4GB 26,681 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.8% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 10 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 1.5 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 5.5 12% 4.1 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical 431 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 16 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: HP 431 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i3-2310MIntel $80Bench 46%, 25,542 samples	9x
Core i5-2410MIntel $160Bench 48%, 46,742 samples	4x
Core i5-2450MIntel $225Bench 49%, 51,836 samples	3x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	13x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	3x

SSD
2.5 120GBRX7Bench 57%, 137 samples	2x
128G 128GBHs-ssd-e100Bench 70%, 2,388 samples	1x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5773DH0-CK0 EVMT2G1333S88S 4GBSamsungBench 38%, 4 samples	2x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 47%, 26,681 samples	1x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples	1x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $80

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16