HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 26%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.08% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 91% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3639
Memory2.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100125
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 20 '18 at 18:24
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 100%
CPU Throttled 91%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Turion II Mobile M520
Socket S1G3, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
29.9% Poor
Memory 53.4
1-Core 17.9
2-Core 31.1
25% 34.1 Pts
4-Core 38.3
8-Core 50.9
6% 44.6 Pts
64-Core 50.6
3% 50.6 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 40%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500
HP(103C 3639) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.7000
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.08% Terrible
Lighting 1.33
Reflection 2.12
Parallax 1.09
1% 1.51 fps
MRender 1.33
Gravity 0.57
Splatting 1.78
1% 1.23 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.08%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.01A12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 55 66 65 64 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 78.7
Write 74.9
Mixed 46.4
SusWrite 62
48% 65.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
120% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 60%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45
259GB free
Firmware: 12.01A12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 71 61 72 71 75 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 70
Write 68.1
Mixed 41.7
SusWrite 70.6
46% 62.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 60%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
28GB free, PID a00d
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 21 19 23 22 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
11.8% Very poor
Read 21
Write 22
Mixed 17.2
SusWrite 21.5
28% 20.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
62% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16HTF25664HY-800J1 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
17.1% Very poor
MC Read 5.9
MC Write 5.4
MC Mixed 6.8
17% 6.03 GB/s
SC Read 2.9
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 3.9
9% 3.23 GB/s
Latency 149
27% 149 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 25%

 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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