HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics2.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive39.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 181F
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 20 '18 at 20:14
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st 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
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
62.4% Good
Memory 66.8
1-Core 35.2
2-Core 101
42% 67.6 Pts
4-Core 315
8-Core 443
48% 379 Pts
64-Core 450
28% 450 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 181D) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4885
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
2.23% Terrible
Lighting 2.43
Reflection 6.62
Parallax 1.66
2% 3.57 fps
MRender 3.48
Gravity 1.33
Splatting 4.61
3% 3.14 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.23%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
KINGSTON 120GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 108 102 95 95 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
39.4% Below average
Read 300
Write 126
Mixed 171
SusWrite 97.6
38% 174 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 23
4K Mixed 15.8
57% 18.3 MB/s
DQ Read 64.6
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 91
69% 90.3 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G9P1 Kingston 99U5428-063.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53.2% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 17.1
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 17.1
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns

 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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