HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.48% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 7001
Memory	2.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100531
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '18 at 09:28
Run Duration	357 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 Q 720-$220 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 92.2 1-Core 66.4 2-Core 92.2 56% 83.6 Pts	4-Core 146 8-Core 201 22% 174 Pts	64-Core 201 12% 201 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 230M 2,911 User benchmarks, average bench 2% HP(103C 7001) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	2.48% Terrible	Lighting 2.83 Reflection 4.35 Parallax 1.12 2% 2.77 fps	MRender 5.33 Gravity 2 Splatting 3.17 3% 3.5 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.48% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 624GB free Firmware: AX1P4M Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1718 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 664 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 738 (0A) Spinup retry count 113 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 244 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 14 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 3380 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 193274970149 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 100 100 202 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 271 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	61.6% Good	Read 108 Write 107 Mixed 102 80% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.29 4K Mixed 0.17 61% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 57%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 600GB free (System drive) Firmware: AX1P4M Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1706 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 320 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 682 (0A) Spinup retry count 106 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 289 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 7 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 262182 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 10098 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 214749151276 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 99 99 554 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 179 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	40.7% Average	Read 71.1 Write 70.6 Mixed 66.1 52% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.11 4K Mixed 0.18 57% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 57%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 128GB 3,370 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 92GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	8.59% Terrible	Read 27.8 Write 4.99 Mixed 7.28 13% 13.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.52 4K Write 0.93 4K Mixed 0.65 63% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 8.59% Great: 117%
ST 32GB 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 12GB free, PID 0000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	6.2% Terrible	Read 25 Write 6.14 Mixed 10 14% 13.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.09 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.01 20% 1.71 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.2% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5773CHS-CH9 CMSA4GX3M1A1333C9 6GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.7% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 8.7 28% 9.93 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 9.6 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 32%

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

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System: HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	50x
Core i5 M 520Intel $70Bench 40%, 23,644 samples	5x
Core i7 Q 820Intel $119Bench 52%, 2,269 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce GT 230MNvidiaBench 2%, 2,911 samples	65x

SSD
Burst Elite 240GBPatriotBench 68%, 2,182 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 110%, 154,399 samples	2x

RAM
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	4x
EBJ21UE8BDS0-DJ-F 2x2GBElpidaBench 28%, 1,570 samples	3x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples	3x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $220

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16