HP Presario CQ57 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 18%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 41.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.49% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 60% 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 CQ57 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3672
Memory0.2 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 21 '17 at 13:34
Run Duration418 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 31%
CPU Throttled 60%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium B960
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
41.6% Average
Memory 73.8
1-Core 33.6
2-Core 59.6
39% 55.7 Pts
4-Core 58.2
8-Core 60
8% 59.1 Pts
64-Core 65.7
4% 65.7 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)
HP(103C 3672) 822MB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
0.49% Terrible
Lighting 0.43
Reflection 1.23
Parallax 0.59
0% 0.75 fps
MRender 1.05
Gravity 0.47
Splatting 1.17
1% 0.9 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.49%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST320LM000 HM321HI 320GB
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AJ10003 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
35.7% Below average
Read 63.5
Write 61.2
Mixed 31.5
38% 52.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.01
4K Write 0.21
4K Mixed 0.03
8% 0.09 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
22.9% Poor
MC Read 8.2
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 7.6
23% 8.03 GB/s
SC Read 4.1
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 0
10% 3.37 GB/s
Latency 92.8
43% 92.8 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 22.9%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Presario CQ57 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 185 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 24%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Presario CQ57 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 27% - Poor Total price: $148
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