HP Pavilion g4 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive16.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory8GB 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 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 (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion g4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 183C
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120328
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '19 at 04:10
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2450M-$225
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Memory 77.8
1-Core 69.2
2-Core 119
55% 88.8 Pts
4-Core 172
8-Core 150
22% 161 Pts
64-Core 167
10% 167 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)
HP(103C 183C) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.933.3.3000
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 61 64 64 68 67 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
16.8% Very poor
Read 126
Write 88.7
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 67.4
20% 88 MB/s
4K Read 10.2
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 6
25% 6.77 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 16.8%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF51264HZ-1G6M1 Kingston 9905428-051.A00LF 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.9% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 14.8
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 15.1
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 84.7
47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 35%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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System: HP Pavilion g4 Notebook PC

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