HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive42.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3624
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110406
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 21 '20 at 19:57
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T9900-$159
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
33.9% Below average
Memory 55.8
1-Core 41.3
2-Core 71.5
36% 56.2 Pts
4-Core 72.4
8-Core 72.9
10% 72.7 Pts
64-Core 67.8
4% 67.8 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
HP(103C 3624) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
3.51% Terrible
Lighting 4.2
Reflection 6.19
Parallax 2.69
3% 4.36 fps
MRender 4.43
Gravity 2.83
Splatting 5.7
4% 4.32 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.51%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P080
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 138 39 50 42 40 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
42.1% Average
Read 206
Write 200
Mixed 211
SusWrite 65.3
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 31.5
4K Mixed 23.2
74% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 145
110% 148 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 118%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 28 26 25 24 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
15.4% Very poor
Read 27.5
Write 22.7
Mixed 23.5
SusWrite 25.6
18% 24.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.2
94% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NIGV78PIA 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM 1067 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
16% Very poor
MC Read 5.8
MC Write 5
MC Mixed 4.7
15% 5.17 GB/s
SC Read 4.7
SC Write 3.8
SC Mixed 5.4
13% 4.63 GB/s
Latency 141
28% 141 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 16%
Great: 53%

 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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