HP Presario CQ62 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 6%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 12.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics0.53% 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 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.
Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Presario CQ62 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 143B
Memory0.3 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100819
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 06 '16 at 15:02
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 61%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD V120
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
12.6% Very poor
Memory 21.7
1-Core 16.4
2-Core 16.7
13% 18.3 Pts
4-Core 20.2
8-Core 25.7
3% 23 Pts
64-Core 31.1
2% 31.1 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 12.6%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
HP(103C 143B) 256MB
Driver: atiu9p64.dll Ver. 8.713.3.0
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.53% Terrible
Lighting 0.57
Reflection 1.12
Parallax 0.41
0% 0.7 fps
MRender 0.86
Gravity 0.23
Splatting 1.17
1% 0.75 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.53%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 250GB (2010)-$50
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
40.3% Average
Read 77.8
Write 62.9
Mixed 71.3
53% 70.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.07
4K Write 0.44
4K Mixed 0.22
35% 0.24 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Ramaxel RMT1970ED48E8F1333 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
12.2% Very poor
MC Read 4.6
MC Write 4.8
MC Mixed 4.1
13% 4.5 GB/s
SC Read 3.7
SC Write 3.4
SC Mixed 0.1
7% 2.4 GB/s
Latency 308
13% 308 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 21%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Presario CQ62 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 38 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP Presario CQ62 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 17% - Very poor Total price: $15
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