HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
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 39.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive41.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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 3624
Memory1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110825
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '19 at 12:41
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T6600
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
39.4% Below average
Memory 69.1
1-Core 31.3
2-Core 54.1
36% 51.5 Pts
4-Core 60
8-Core 60.1
8% 60 Pts
64-Core 59.7
4% 59.7 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500
HP(103C 3624) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.17% Terrible
Lighting 1.47
Reflection 2.19
Parallax 1.09
1% 1.58 fps
MRender 1.52
Gravity 0.57
Splatting 1.83
1% 1.31 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.17%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX400-256 256GB
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 210 129 85 89 88 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41.2% Average
Read 215
Write 99.5
Mixed 98.2
SusWrite 126
30% 135 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 30.4
4K Mixed 20.8
68% 22.6 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 59.1
DQ Mixed 50.2
46% 71 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 90%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
411GB free
Firmware: 0003HPM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 71 72 72 73 72 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 70.3
Write 68.8
Mixed 42.3
SusWrite 70.9
46% 63.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 58%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9
16GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 5.4 7.2 11 11 8.7 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
9.99% Terrible
Read 31.3
Write 9.5
Mixed 5.3
SusWrite 8.1
14% 13.5 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1.3
91% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.99%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5673EH1-CH9 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM 800 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
15.4% Very poor
MC Read 5.6
MC Write 3.9
MC Mixed 4.1
13% 4.53 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 5
13% 4.7 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 41%

 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%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

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