HP Presario CQ42 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 47.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	HP Presario CQ42 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1425
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20101108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '17 at 17:35
Run Duration	556 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 M 480 16,023 User benchmarks, average bench 41% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	47.2% Average	Memory 63.5 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 136 53% 90.4 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 176 24% 179 Pts	64-Core 180 11% 180 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz) 99,513 User benchmarks, average bench 1% HP(103C 1425) 3.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2086 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.82% Terrible	Lighting 0.93 Reflection 1.08 Parallax 0.91 1% 0.97 fps	MRender 0.95 Gravity 0.73 Splatting 1.52 1% 1.07 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.82% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Apple HDD HTS545050A7E362 500GB 4,646 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: GG2AB990 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 209 209 60129542145 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2626 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 4827 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2543 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 30064771149 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 69157 (C2) HDA temperature 150 150 274878890024 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (FE) Unknown 98 98 699	49.2% Average	Read 92.8 Write 78.9 Mixed 60.3 58% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.16 48% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 61%
Generic- Multi-Card 8GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 1GB free, PID 0158 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	6.98% Terrible	Read 15.4 Write 9.84 Mixed 10 14% 11.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.56 4K Mixed 0.23 41% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.98% Great: 12%
Kingston DataTraveler SE9 8GB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.79% Terrible	Read 17.1 Write 3.18 Mixed 5.45 8% 8.56 MB/s	4K Read 2.61 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.002 10% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.79% Great: 6%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 4GB 7,184 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 1GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	9.19% Terrible	Read 21.1 Write 7.51 Mixed 10.1 14% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.17 4K Write 1.14 4K Mixed 0.99 88% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.19% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL11-11-11 D3-1600 Ramaxel RMT3020EC58E9F1333 8GB 1067, 1067 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	24% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 10.1 24% 8.23 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 5.1 SC Mixed 6.4 17% 6.1 GB/s	Latency 118 34% 118 ns

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Gaming 1%

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Desktop 19%

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Workstation 1%

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System: HP Presario CQ42 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i3 M 350Intel $199Bench 38%, 14,351 samples	13x
Pentium T4500IntelBench 34%, 8,800 samples	10x
Pentium P6300IntelBench 38%, 178 samples	7x

GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	36x
Mobile Series 4 Express Chipset FamilyIntelBench 0%, 23,924 samples	9x
Radeon HD 5400ATIBench 1%, 10,400 samples	8x

SSD
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	2x
SA400S37/120G 120GBKingstonBench 60%, 96 samples	2x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	2x

RAM
M471B5673FH0-CH9 1x2GBSamsungBench 19%, 884 samples	3x
HMT325S6CFR8C-H9 Elpida EBJ20UF8BCS0-DJ-F 4GBHynixBench 40%, 21 samples	3x
EBJ21UE8BDS0-DJ-F 1x2GBElpidaBench 20%, 220 samples	2x

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Total price: $199

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16