HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54% 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 Drive91.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 181F
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160907
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 29 '19 at 07:55
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3840QM-$549
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
71.7% Very good
Memory 82
1-Core 97.8
2-Core 190
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 489
51% 410 Pts
64-Core 500
31% 500 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 76%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
HP(103C 1818) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.6.3
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54% Above average
Lighting 65.9
Reflection 62.7
Parallax 89.2
54% 72.6 fps
MRender 59.2
Gravity 58.7
Splatting 77
54% 65 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 54%
Great: 52%
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 181D) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2712
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
4.07% Terrible
Lighting 4.4
Reflection 5.46
Parallax 3.28
4% 4.38 fps
MRender 6.43
Gravity 2.57
Splatting 8.48
5% 5.82 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.07%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
315GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 391 290 271 255 279 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Read 441
Write 437
Mixed 367
SusWrite 320
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 49.7
4K Mixed 37
123% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 51.4
126% 263 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 134%
Crucial MX200 mSATA 250GB
13GB free
Firmware: MU05
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 404
Write 347
Mixed 284
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 30.4
110% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 41.4
96% 200 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 107%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
380GB free
Firmware: 2AR1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 86 86 86 86 86 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 75.3
Write 15.3
Mixed 40
SusWrite 85.3
40% 54 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BF160B.C16 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
51.8% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.8
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 76.9
52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 59%

 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 1,337 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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