HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 18%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive47.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
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 164C
Memory1 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110713
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 20 '19 at 17:37
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II P960
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
40.4% Average
Memory 64.4
1-Core 26.4
2-Core 52.9
33% 47.9 Pts
4-Core 98.7
8-Core 92.9
13% 95.8 Pts
64-Core 105
6% 105 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 40%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
HP(103C 164C) 336MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.54% Terrible
Lighting 0.6
Reflection 1.27
Parallax 0.41
0% 0.76 fps
MRender 0.86
Gravity 0.27
Splatting 1.13
1% 0.75 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.54%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TE128HMGR-000L1 128GB
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT06L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 123 129 129 129 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
47.1% Average
Read 395
Write 133
Mixed 148
SusWrite 128
44% 201 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 21.4
4K Mixed 15
54% 17.4 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 62.6
71% 123 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 79%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
233GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 269 241 268 249 270 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 396
Write 300
Mixed 308
SusWrite 259
71% 316 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 24
4K Mixed 21.2
69% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 162
121% 160 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 124%
Mass Storage Device 500GB
429GB free, PID 6116
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 26 27 26 26 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
15% Very poor
Read 30.5
Write 28
Mixed 27
SusWrite 26.4
38% 28 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 15%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5773EB0-CK0 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
19.5% Very poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 6
19% 6.53 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 4.5
13% 4.67 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 19.5%
Great: 31%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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System: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $228
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