HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 44.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.13% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemHP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1833
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130904
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateAug 28 '17 at 03:15
Run Duration100 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-4500M APU
Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
44.6% Average
Memory 68.8
1-Core 39
2-Core 71.8
40% 59.9 Pts
4-Core 121
8-Core 120
16% 121 Pts
64-Core 120
7% 120 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7640G
HP(103C 1833) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1065.0
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
4.13% Terrible
Lighting 4.67
Reflection 7.12
Parallax 4.03
4% 5.27 fps
MRender 5.24
Gravity 3.53
Splatting 7.87
5% 5.55 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.13%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB
423GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR10002 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
41.3% Average
Read 77.6
Write 66.7
Mixed 63.1
52% 69.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.09
24% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ40UG8BBU0-GN-F 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.6% Poor
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 6
MC Mixed 10.1
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 9.5
22% 7.63 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ENVY dv7 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 350 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $448
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