HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.28% 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 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 181D
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140804
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 21 '17 at 14:45
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3610QM-$300
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
61.6% Good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 63.4
2-Core 126
56% 90.8 Pts
4-Core 224
8-Core 286
33% 255 Pts
64-Core 288
18% 288 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630M
HP(103C 181D) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
3.28% Terrible
Lighting 3.83
Reflection 3.88
Parallax 1.62
3% 3.11 fps
MRender 6.1
Gravity 4.57
Splatting 3.13
4% 4.6 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.28%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
636GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Read 76.6
Write 58.8
Mixed 83.8
56% 73.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.16
4K Write 0.87
4K Mixed 0.21
46% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 59%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
485GB free
Firmware: 2AR1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 84.7
Write 83.9
Mixed 79.9
62% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.27
77% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
54.2% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 17.6
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 13.5
36% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 54.2%
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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