HP Compaq Presario CQ40 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.27% 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 (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Compaq Presario CQ40 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3607
Memory1.1 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 01 '18 at 17:01
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 76%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T6600
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
40.4% Average
Memory 72
1-Core 29.5
2-Core 36.5
35% 46 Pts
4-Core 57.2
8-Core 47.3
7% 52.2 Pts
64-Core 60.7
4% 60.7 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Mobile Intel 45 Express Chipset Family
HP(103C 3607) 797MB
Driver: igdumd32.dll Ver. 8.15.10.1749
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.27% Terrible
Lighting 0.33
Reflection 0.31
Parallax 0.34
0% 0.33 fps
MRender 0.19
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.43
0% 0.31 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.27%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
448GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0006HPM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 92 89 89 91 97 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 79
Write 91.3
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 85.6
55% 74.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 58%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 4GB
1GB free, PID 5572
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 3.3 3 3.5 3.5 3.5 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
9.13% Terrible
Read 17.4
Write 10.9
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 3.2
12% 10 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.3
79% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.13%
Great: 12%
Seagate Backup+ RD 1TB
107GB free, PID a013
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 22 21 22 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Read 22.6
Write 22.4
Mixed 22
SusWrite 21.6
30% 22.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
42% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
14.3% Very poor
MC Read 4.6
MC Write 3.8
MC Mixed 3.9
12% 4.1 GB/s
SC Read 4
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 4.6
12% 4.17 GB/s
Latency 96.9
41% 96.9 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 26%

 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

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