HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 42.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.2% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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 ENVY dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 181D
Memory9.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateSep 20 '17 at 09:59
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
42.9% Average
Memory 65.9
1-Core 33.5
2-Core 66.7
37% 55.4 Pts
4-Core 110
8-Core 168
17% 139 Pts
64-Core 169
10% 169 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 181D) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4276
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.2% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 4.77
Parallax 0.91
1% 2.33 fps
MRender 1.95
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 2.48
1% 1.72 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.2%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41
771GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SM28 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
31.9% Below average
Read 68.4
Write 41.5
Mixed 50.2
40% 53.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 3.94
4K Mixed 0.44
143% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR16D3LS1KFG/8G Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
44.2% Average
MC Read 18
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 15.9
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 7.5
21% 7.37 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 59%

 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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