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HP G42 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 22.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 15 years and 3 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.
CPU throttled at 30% 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 G42 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1444
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20101107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '20 at 06:10
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
CPU Throttled 30%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II P340-$50
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
22.2% Poor
Memory 40.8
1-Core 12
2-Core 23.5
19% 25.4 Pts
4-Core 23.5
8-Core 23.2
3% 23.4 Pts
64-Core 24.2
2% 24.2 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
HP(103C 1444) 256MB
Driver: atiu9p64.dll Ver. 8.712.1.3000
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.63% Terrible
Lighting 0.7
Reflection 1.19
Parallax 0.47
1% 0.79 fps
MRender 0.9
Gravity 0.6
Splatting 1.17
1% 0.89 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.63%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU 635 240GB
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R121
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 159 188 175 8.1 6 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 11% Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL SODIMM DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1066 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
11.6% Very poor
MC Read 4.4
MC Write 2.9
MC Mixed 4.1
11% 3.8 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 2.8
SC Mixed 3.7
9% 3.27 GB/s
Latency 199
20% 199 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 60%

 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

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