HP Presario CQ56 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 24%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 23%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.29% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive24.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory4GB 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. 4GB 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 97% 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 Presario CQ56 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1604
Memory2.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20101126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 31 '20 at 23:12
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 100%
CPU Throttled 97%

 PC Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD V160
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
23% Poor
Memory 40.8
1-Core 27.5
2-Core 34.8
24% 34.4 Pts
4-Core 32.4
8-Core 33.3
4% 32.8 Pts
64-Core 26
2% 26 Pts
Poor: 19%
This bench: 23%
Great: 49%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
HP(103C 1604) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.0
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
0.29% Terrible
Lighting 0.3
Reflection 0.69
Parallax 0.12
0% 0.37 fps
MRender 0.43
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.61
0% 0.45 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.29%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 44 66 56 55 86 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
24.4% Poor
Read 57.3
Write 32.8
Mixed 56
SusWrite 62.7
12% 52.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 21.6
4K Mixed 21.8
41% 14.9 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 67.6
DQ Mixed 52.3
48% 75.6 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5773CHS-CH9 M471B5673FH0-CH9 4GB
1066, 1066 MHz
2048, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
11% Very poor
MC Read 2.9
MC Write 3
MC Mixed 3.4
9% 3.1 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 5.8
15% 5.33 GB/s
Latency 199
20% 199 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Presario CQ56 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 58 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP Presario CQ56 Notebook PC

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