HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 7001
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '18 at 05:54
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 Q 840-$85 1,339 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.85 GHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 93.2 1-Core 60.8 2-Core 96.9 56% 83.6 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 230 24% 190 Pts	64-Core 230 14% 230 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 230M 2,911 User benchmarks, average bench 2% HP(103C 7001) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	2.54% Terrible	Lighting 2.87 Reflection 4.5 Parallax 1.16 2% 2.84 fps	MRender 5.67 Gravity 2.03 Splatting 3.3 3% 3.67 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.54% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 225 222 223 222 222 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.4% Above average	Read 243 Write 219 Mixed 222 SusWrite 224 51% 227 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 33.6 4K Mixed 24.9 80% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 18 58% 126 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 125%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 32GB 4,247 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 7GB free, PID 5597, SanDisk Cruzer Glide USB3.0 32GB Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 8.5 6.8 8.5 8.5 8.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 27.1 Write 15.1 Mixed 17.6 SusWrite 8.4 21% 17.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2 131% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.5% Below average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 10 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 51%

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

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Workstation 5%

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System: HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	50x
Core i5 M 520Intel $70Bench 40%, 23,644 samples	5x
Core i7 Q 820Intel $119Bench 52%, 2,269 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce GT 230MNvidiaBench 2%, 2,911 samples	65x

SSD
Burst Elite 240GBPatriotBench 68%, 2,182 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 110%, 154,399 samples	2x

RAM
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	4x
EBJ21UE8BDS0-DJ-F 2x2GBElpidaBench 28%, 1,570 samples	3x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples	3x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $220

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16