HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive64.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3389
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111005
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateJul 18 '20 at 18:06
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 81.7
2-Core 148
66% 107 Pts
4-Core 283
8-Core 378
42% 330 Pts
64-Core 379
23% 379 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 67%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
HP(103C 3389) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 117 104 116 94 114 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 351
Write 378
Mixed 270
SusWrite 118
63% 279 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 64.2
4K Mixed 26.8
98% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 253
200% 280 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 104%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
464GB free
Firmware: AM0Q6E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 111 112 113 114 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 106
Write 106
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 112
65% 89.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KFYHV1-HYC 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
56.7% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 17.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 17.1
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 56.7%
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 1,338 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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