HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 56.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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.
CPU throttled at 90% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1803
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121023
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '20 at 20:51
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2670QM-$200
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
56.6% Above average
Memory 82.8
1-Core 53
2-Core 84.6
49% 73.5 Pts
4-Core 167
8-Core 262
26% 214 Pts
64-Core 271
17% 271 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 67%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
HP(103C 185E) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
1.88% Terrible
Lighting 2.07
Reflection 3.23
Parallax 1.38
2% 2.22 fps
MRender 3
Gravity 1.13
Splatting 3.78
2% 2.64 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.88%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 38 54 56 74 64 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
41% Average
Read 85.1
Write 86.1
Mixed 41.3
SusWrite 57.5
50% 67.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 41%
Great: 41%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB
7GB free, PID 3e00
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.5 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
2.95% Terrible
Read 10.7
Write 1.2
Mixed 1.7
SusWrite 3.4
4% 4.25 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.95%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 15.9
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 11.7
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 48%
Great: 58%

 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 1,340 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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