HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.29% 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 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 8 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
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1803
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130123
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 10 '18 at 17:12
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2450M-$225
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
57.8% Above average
Memory 83.1
1-Core 78.6
2-Core 124
60% 95.4 Pts
4-Core 192
8-Core 186
25% 189 Pts
64-Core 191
12% 191 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7690M-XT
HP(103C 185E) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.882.2.3000
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
6.29% Terrible
Lighting 7.7
Reflection 8.15
Parallax 7.12
6% 7.66 fps
MRender 7.71
Gravity 5.83
Splatting 9.09
6% 7.54 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.29%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
3GB free
Firmware: Z331
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 203
Write 212
Mixed 210
47% 209 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 48.3
4K Mixed 15.4
71% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 31.5
62% 124 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 70%
Toshiba MK1059GSMP 1TB
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GU00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 29 33 35 33 19 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
29.6% Poor
Read 74.3
Write 56.3
Mixed 26.8
SusWrite 28.9
34% 46.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF51264HZ-1G6M1 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 15.9
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 15.6
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 49%
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 1,337 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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