HP G42-458TX NB PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 22%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 48.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.4% 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 8 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemHP G42-458TX NB PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1426
Memory0.6 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110407
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 27 '17 at 05:53
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 480
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
48.6% Average
Memory 66.8
1-Core 71.3
2-Core 126
53% 87.9 Pts
4-Core 176
8-Core 183
24% 180 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6370
HP(103C 1426) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.771.1.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.4% Terrible
Lighting 1.63
Reflection 2.77
Parallax 2.03
1% 2.14 fps
MRender 2.24
Gravity 1.03
Splatting 2.26
2% 1.84 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.4%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2010)-$60
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
43.2% Average
Read 76.8
Write 73.7
Mixed 75.4
57% 75.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 1.25
4K Mixed 0.19
56% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT2GC64B88B0NS-CG 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
20.1% Poor
MC Read 6.6
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 5.9
18% 6.43 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 5.7
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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HDDRAMUSB
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