HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	85.4% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 165A
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111005
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '20 at 09:24
Run Duration	1263 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199 39,605 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 84 1-Core 74.6 2-Core 130 60% 96.3 Pts	4-Core 251 8-Core 345 38% 298 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 165A) 3.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.882.2.3000 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 297GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 416 415 413 412 414 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 459 Write 420 Mixed 367 SusWrite 414 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 29.9 102% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 261 188% 238 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 119%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 3,868 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 588GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 84 85 85 85 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 128 Write 94.7 Mixed 18 SusWrite 83.8 100% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 53%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 500GB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 216GB free, PID a001 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 22.4 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 26.9 33% 24.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5428-063.A00LF 2x8GB 1,622 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 17.7 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 13.9 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 58%

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Desktop 51%

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Workstation 2%

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System: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	232x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	184x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	138x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	485x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	143x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	114x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	39x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	20x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	108x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	86x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	62x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16