HP Pavilion g4 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (5th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 95 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive55% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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 Pavilion g4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 166E
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '20 at 14:36
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 35%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2430M-$53
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Memory 63.7
1-Core 20.5
2-Core 31.2
29% 38.5 Pts
4-Core 48.2
8-Core 59.4
7% 53.8 Pts
64-Core 62.2
4% 62.2 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 59%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 335 300 247 199 211 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
55% Above average
Read 381
Write 381
Mixed 345
SusWrite 270
78% 344 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 27.4
4K Mixed 17.3
58% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 106
83% 114 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 55%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 Kingston 99U5428-079.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
28.7% Poor
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 11.2
MC Mixed 10.5
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 3.4
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 8.6
16% 5.73 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion g4 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 652 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion g4 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 43% - Average Total price: $80
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