HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	43.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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	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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1803
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '18 at 16:29
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2450M-$225 51,836 User benchmarks, average bench 49% CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	56.4% Above average	Memory 80.9 1-Core 78 2-Core 136 60% 98.3 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 181 25% 185 Pts	64-Core 190 12% 190 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7690M-XT 120 User benchmarks, average bench 6% HP(103C 185E) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.882.2.3000 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Lighting 7.97 Reflection 8.15 Parallax 6.5 6% 7.54 fps	MRender 8.1 Gravity 5.8 Splatting 328 116% 114 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MK1059GSMP 1TB 2,256 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 791GB free (System drive) Firmware: GU00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 4 2.7 3.1 2.5 2.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 45.9 Write 50 Mixed 30 SusWrite 5.7 24% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 48%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 931GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 108 101 89 95 119 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	57% Above average	Read 93.3 Write 61.4 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 105 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 179% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 79%
JetFlash Transcend 32GB 11,405 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 25GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.8 3.6 5.5 3.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	5.86% Terrible	Read 23.7 Write 2.7 Mixed 9 SusWrite 4.5 10% 9.98 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.86% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF51264HZ-1G6M1 2x4GB 5,422 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.5% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 16 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 15.5 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 58%

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 51%

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Workstation 2%

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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 $30Bench 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

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16