HP G42 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.73% 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 9 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.
Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP G42 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1425
Memory4.1 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20101108
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 06 '21 at 01:05
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User PER-User
Background CPU 58%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 370-$167
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
38% Below average
Memory 59.8
1-Core 27.5
2-Core 70.6
34% 52.6 Pts
4-Core 105
8-Core 53.6
12% 79.3 Pts
64-Core 134
8% 134 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 38%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 1425) 2.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2993
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.73% Terrible
Lighting 0.8
Reflection 1.6
Parallax 0.9
1% 1.1 fps
MRender 1.4
Gravity 0.7
Splatting 1.1
1% 1.07 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.73%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS541680J9SA00 80GB-$76
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SB2OC7BP
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 32 29 33 38 39 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Read 32.5
Write 36.2
Mixed 20.3
SusWrite 32.9
22% 30.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
61% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5673FH0-CH9 Kingston HP536726-H41-ELCUW 6GB
1067, 1067 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.5% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 8.5
22% 7.73 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 6.5
16% 5.77 GB/s
Latency 128
31% 128 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 47%

 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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