HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 46.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	37.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). 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, 4 years ago.

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 couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '19 at 16:02
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2670QM-$200 51,169 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Memory 73.4 1-Core 36.2 2-Core 112 45% 74 Pts	4-Core 109 8-Core 188 18% 148 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 67%

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 185E) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.89% Terrible	Lighting 2.07 Reflection 3.23 Parallax 1.38 2% 2.22 fps	MRender 3.05 Gravity 1.13 Splatting 3.87 2% 2.68 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.89% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10365 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 118 113 110 106 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 210 Write 158 Mixed 121 SusWrite 112 34% 150 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 30.5 4K Mixed 17.1 58% 20.2 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 73.8 DQ Mixed 65 58% 89.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 51%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 500GB-$59 9,994 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 183GB free Firmware: JF3OA0E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 67 66 66 66 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 71 Write 71.8 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 66.3 45% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 59%
USB DISK Pro 32GB 166 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 26GB free, PID 4223 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4.1 5.3 7.7 7.4 3.6 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	4.56% Terrible	Read 15.5 Write 4.3 Mixed 3 SusWrite 5.3 8% 7.02 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.56% Great: 10%

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 way below expectations (19^th percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.7 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 10.4 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 93.8 43% 93.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 58%

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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%

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Desktop 51%

Yacht

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	136x

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	141x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	113x

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

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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