HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 40.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot DriveThe 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1641
Memory0.5 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '19 at 22:41
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
40.1% Average
Memory 62.9
1-Core 26.3
2-Core 52.8
33% 47.3 Pts
4-Core 102
8-Core 106
14% 104 Pts
64-Core 106
6% 106 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 40%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
444GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0002SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 93 98 93 94 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 99.4
Write 79.5
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 95.5
60% 81.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
105% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT2GC64B88B0NS-CG 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 1066 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
19.2% Very poor
MC Read 7.6
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 5.8
18% 6.33 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 4.4
14% 5.03 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 1,338 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

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