HP Compaq Presario CQ40 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 15%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.35% 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.
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 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 (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Compaq Presario CQ40 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardCompal 3607
Memory0.3 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20090514
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 04 '16 at 09:59
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 50%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T5800
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
34.7% Below average
Memory 63.4
1-Core 22.8
2-Core 35.4
30% 40.5 Pts
4-Core 39.3
8-Core 35.1
5% 37.2 Pts
64-Core 35.8
2% 35.8 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 39%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Mobile Series 4 Express Chipset Family
HP(103C 3607) 797MB
Driver: igdumd32.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2702
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.35% Terrible
Lighting 0.43
Reflection 0.42
Parallax 0.47
0% 0.44 fps
MRender 0.38
Gravity 0.17
Splatting 0.65
0% 0.4 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.35%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK3276GSX 320GB-$10
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GS001C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
28% Poor
Read 48.9
Write 48.7
Mixed 49.6
37% 49.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.19
4K Write 0.72
4K Mixed 0.14
36% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 28%
Great: 47%
NORELSYS 106X 128GB
97GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
27.3% Poor
Read 32.3
Write 24.7
Mixed 29.1
36% 28.7 MB/s
4K Read 6
4K Write 5.14
4K Mixed 1.79
258% 4.31 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.3%
Great: 166%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x1GB
2 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
13% Very poor
MC Read 4.5
MC Write 3.2
MC Mixed 3.8
11% 3.83 GB/s
SC Read 4.2
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 3.7
11% 3.73 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 6%
This bench: 13%
Great: 20%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq Presario CQ40 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 47 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq Presario CQ40 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 40% - Below average Total price: $127
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