HP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics4.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive29.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 80% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemHP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1984
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130926
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '20 at 22:13
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 63%
CPU Throttled 80%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-5550M APU-$80
Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
36.1% Below average
Memory 66.1
1-Core 25.8
2-Core 42.4
33% 44.8 Pts
4-Core 36.2
8-Core 75.8
7% 56 Pts
64-Core 52
3% 52 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8550G
HP(103C 1984) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1055.0
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
4.27% Terrible
Lighting 4.97
Reflection 7.19
Parallax 4.81
4% 5.66 fps
MRender 4.9
Gravity 3.77
Splatting 7.7
5% 5.46 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.27%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 119 120 123 135 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
29.9% Poor
Read 208
Write 110
Mixed 101
SusWrite 123
30% 135 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 19.4
4K Mixed 10.8
42% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 24.5
DQ Write 25.1
DQ Mixed 21.4
17% 23.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB Samsung M471B1G73BH0-CK0 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
28% Poor
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 6
MC Mixed 10.7
28% 9.83 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 8.6
19% 6.6 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion 17 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 1,224 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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