HP G42 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 34.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.5% 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 11 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.
SystemHP G42 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1425
Memory2.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100705
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 31 '18 at 19:17
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 350-$199
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
34.4% Below average
Memory 61.1
1-Core 30.1
2-Core 66.8
35% 52.7 Pts
4-Core 45.9
8-Core 53.3
6% 49.6 Pts
64-Core 95.7
6% 95.7 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 1425) 2.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2086
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.5% Terrible
Lighting 0.47
Reflection 0.58
Parallax 1.44
0% 0.83 fps
MRender 0.52
Gravity 1.23
Splatting 0.87
1% 0.88 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.5%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$79
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 39 46 22 33 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
22.6% Poor
Read 50.5
Write 49.3
Mixed 18
SusWrite 28.4
27% 36.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0
17% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5673FH0-CH9 SH564128FH8NZPHSCR 6GB
1067, 1067 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
20.7% Poor
MC Read 7.3
MC Write 6.3
MC Mixed 8.2
21% 7.27 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 5.1
12% 4.1 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical G42 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 174 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP G42 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 42% - Average Total price: $195
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