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 way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 34.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive28.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1641
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110411
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '21 at 18:13
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II N870 Triple-Core
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Memory 56.9
1-Core 24.5
2-Core 49.8
30% 43.7 Pts
4-Core 73.7
8-Core 74.6
10% 74.1 Pts
64-Core 74.5
5% 74.5 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 44%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 93 3 9.3 73 120 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
28.3% Poor
Read 169
Write 108
Mixed 162
SusWrite 78.1
29% 129 MB/s
4K Read 11
4K Write 17.6
4K Mixed 11.9
41% 13.5 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 63.2
DQ Mixed 27.1
37% 68.8 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HB0NS-CG Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 8GB
1334, 1334 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
23.9% Poor
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 6.1
MC Mixed 8.4
24% 8.4 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 6.4
17% 5.8 GB/s
Latency 137
29% 137 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 50%

 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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