HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.52% 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.
Boot Drive65.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 165A
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20111005
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateSep 09 '17 at 20:17
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2760QM-$130
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 91.8
2-Core 178
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 315
8-Core 405
46% 360 Pts
64-Core 399
25% 399 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770M
HP(103C 165A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.0.0.0
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.52% Terrible
Lighting 8.17
Reflection 8.15
Parallax 6.41
7% 7.58 fps
MRender 7.43
Gravity 5.77
Splatting 9.17
6% 7.46 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.52%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 512GB
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03D1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 484
Write 354
Mixed 424
94% 421 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 33.1
4K Mixed 17.6
58% 20.8 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 97
DQ Mixed 69
74% 125 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KFYHV1-HYC 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
56.6% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 18
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 18.1
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 58%

 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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