HP Compaq CQ45 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 9%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 9.37%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics0.8% 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP Compaq CQ45 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 188B
Memory2.4 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120903
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateApr 12 '18 at 19:53
Run Duration264 Seconds
Run User GTM-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD E-300 APU-$120
Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.3 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
9.37% Terrible
Memory 16.7
1-Core 4.9
2-Core 8.7
8% 10.1 Pts
4-Core 12.2
8-Core 16
2% 14.1 Pts
64-Core 14.8
1% 14.8 Pts
Poor: 11%
This bench: 9.37%
Great: 37%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6310
HP(103C 188B) 384MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.0
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
0.8% Terrible
Lighting 0.97
Reflection 1.31
Parallax 1.22
1% 1.16 fps
MRender 1.1
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 1.17
1% 0.98 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.8%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 320GB-$40
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ES2OA60W Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
29.4% Poor
Read 67.5
Write 35.2
Mixed 42.7
36% 48.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.14
4K Write 0.49
4K Mixed 0.12
29% 0.25 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 46%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB
21GB free, PID 5590
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
11.4% Very poor
Read 28.3
Write 10.7
Mixed 15.7
20% 18.3 MB/s
4K Read 2.16
4K Write 1.44
4K Mixed 1.12
95% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.4%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Adata AM1U16BC2P1-B1AH 6GB
1066, 1066 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
6.96% Terrible
MC Read 2.2
MC Write 2.2
MC Mixed 3.1
7% 2.5 GB/s
SC Read 0.7
SC Write 1.5
SC Mixed 0.7
3% 0.97 GB/s
Latency 346
12% 346 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 6.96%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq CQ45 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 26 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq CQ45 Notebook PC

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