HP CQ3420AN

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 40%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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 (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP CQ3420AN  (all builds)
MotherboardPEGATRON 2A99
Memory0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100908
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 02 '21 at 05:29
Run Duration264 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 72%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 220
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
40% Average
Memory 67.8
1-Core 39.5
2-Core 73.4
40% 60.2 Pts
4-Core 74.4
8-Core 74.7
10% 74.6 Pts
64-Core 73.4
4% 73.4 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
HP(103C 2A99) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 307.83
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 0% Great: 0%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
306GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 42 19 8.6 5.5 5.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 100
Write 112
Mixed 50.3
SusWrite 22.4
52% 71.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 70%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
905GB free, PID b206
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 17 18 18 19 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
12.7% Very poor
Read 18.8
Write 18.5
Mixed 15
SusWrite 18.3
24% 17.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 12.7%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
23.8% Poor
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 8
23% 8.03 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 6.5
17% 6.03 GB/s
Latency 107
38% 107 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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