HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.52% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	37.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 7001
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '19 at 13:51
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 Q 720-$220 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	52.7% Above average	Memory 82.9 1-Core 53.2 2-Core 57.4 46% 64.5 Pts	4-Core 125 8-Core 201 20% 163 Pts	64-Core 198 12% 198 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 230M 2,911 User benchmarks, average bench 2% HP(103C 7001) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.92 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	2.52% Terrible	Lighting 2.83 Reflection 4.35 Parallax 1.12 2% 2.77 fps	MRender 5.71 Gravity 2.03 Splatting 3.26 3% 3.67 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.52% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 510 Series 120GB 2,171 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: PPG4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 184 185 186 187 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.5% Below average	Read 216 Write 187 Mixed 181 SusWrite 186 43% 193 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 21.5 4K Mixed 13.2 46% 15.5 MB/s	DQ Read 83.6 DQ Write 61.5 DQ Mixed 61.3 49% 68.8 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 60%
Toshiba MK1059GSM 1TB 4,891 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 931GB free Firmware: GL00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 86 86 86 86 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 89.5 Write 80 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 84.3 51% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273BH1-CH9 M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.6% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 10.9 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 8.5 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 49%

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

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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System: HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	50x
Core i5 M 520Intel $70Bench 40%, 23,644 samples	5x
Core i7 Q 820Intel $119Bench 52%, 2,269 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce GT 230MNvidiaBench 2%, 2,911 samples	65x

SSD
Burst Elite 240GBPatriotBench 68%, 2,182 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 110%, 154,399 samples	2x

RAM
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	4x
EBJ21UE8BDS0-DJ-F 2x2GBElpidaBench 28%, 1,570 samples	3x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples	3x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $220

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16