HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 61.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.73% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 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.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 165A
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111005
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 14 '17 at 21:35
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
61.7% Good
Memory 85.4
1-Core 70.4
2-Core 124
58% 93.4 Pts
4-Core 208
8-Core 342
34% 275 Pts
64-Core 342
21% 342 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770M
HP(103C 165A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.810.4.1000
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.73% Terrible
Lighting 8.33
Reflection 8.27
Parallax 6.53
7% 7.71 fps
MRender 7.76
Gravity 5.63
Splatting 10
7% 7.81 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.73%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD WD10TPVT-00H 1TB
675GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
40.5% Average
Read 73
Write 68
Mixed 73.5
54% 71.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.15
53% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
48.5% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 15.5
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 13.5
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 1,338 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $228
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