HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.35% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1659
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111005
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '18 at 06:02
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2410M-$160 46,742 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Memory 83.1 1-Core 51.1 2-Core 102 51% 78.9 Pts	4-Core 143 8-Core 158 20% 151 Pts	64-Core 183 11% 183 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 1659) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	2.35% Terrible	Lighting 3 Reflection 3.08 Parallax 2.41 2% 2.83 fps	MRender 2.48 Gravity 1.93 Splatting 3.3 2% 2.57 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.35% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow mS200 mSATA 120GB-$100 901 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 226 223 231 233 173 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 438 Write 202 Mixed 219 SusWrite 217 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 15.5 4K Mixed 19.8 74% 20.7 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 54.4 DQ Mixed 72.4 58% 83.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GB 8,137 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	50.3% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	232x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	184x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	138x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	485x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	143x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	114x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	39x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	20x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	108x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	86x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	62x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16