HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 49%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
Memory3GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardCompal 3642
Memory1.1 GB free of 3 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20091026
Uptime727.8 Days
Run DateApr 17 '19 at 08:01
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II M300
Socket S1G3, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
49% Average
Memory 89.4
1-Core 18.4
2-Core 56.2
40% 54.7 Pts
4-Core 54.7
8-Core 53.7
7% 54.2 Pts
64-Core 54.4
3% 54.4 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 49%
Great: 42%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Fujitsu MJA2320BH G2 320GB
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8919
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 16 24 27 13 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
7.86% Terrible
Read 4.5
Write 1.7
Mixed 10
SusWrite 22.9
7% 9.77 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.2
28% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 7.86%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M4 70T2864QZ3-CF7 M4 70T5663EH3-CF7 3GB
800, 800 MHz
1024, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
20.6% Poor
MC Read 6.2
MC Write 5.4
MC Mixed 7.2
18% 6.27 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 3.3
12% 4.27 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 21%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 185 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $80
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