HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 55.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.89% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 87% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 181C
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160907
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '18 at 17:04
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%
CPU Throttled	87%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420 65,927 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Memory 78.4 1-Core 55.7 2-Core 105 51% 79.7 Pts	4-Core 175 8-Core 254 27% 214 Pts	64-Core 260 16% 260 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 181C) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.89% Terrible	Lighting 4.27 Reflection 5.62 Parallax 2.94 4% 4.27 fps	MRender 5.86 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 8.09 5% 5.44 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.89% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 767GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 52 59 65 63 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 62.7 Write 54 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 59 39% 53.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 68% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6MFR8C-PB HMT41GS6DFR8A-PB 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	48.4% Average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 16.2 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 12 33% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 83.5 48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 53%

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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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Typical ENVY dv7 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 352 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	266x
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	29x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	20x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	276x
GeForce GT 630MNvidiaBench 3%, 7,774 samples	24x
GeForce GT 650MNvidiaBench 6%, 12,732 samples	24x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x

RAM
EBJ81UG8BBU0-GN-F 2x8GBElpidaBench 51%, 682 samples	29x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	20x
AM1U16BC4P2-B19H 2x4GBAdataBench 46%, 2,021 samples	14x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $448

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16