HP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.6% 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 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.
SystemHP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1984
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160713
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateNov 21 '18 at 10:51
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-4600M APU
Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Memory 78.1
1-Core 48.5
2-Core 83.8
46% 70.1 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 136
19% 138 Pts
64-Core 140
9% 140 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7660G
HP(103C 1984) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
4.6% Terrible
Lighting 5.6
Reflection 6.58
Parallax 6.09
5% 6.09 fps
MRender 4.19
Gravity 5.47
Splatting 6.91
5% 5.52 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.6%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 655 344 310 288 303 293 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB
18GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 69 75 81 76 81 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 91.7
Write 65.5
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 71.2
53% 71.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.1% Below average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 6
MC Mixed 11.2
32% 11 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 9.8
22% 7.77 GB/s
Latency 84.1
48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion 17 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 1,222 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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