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 below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive64% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1803
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colori, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 30 '21 at 08:19
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 87%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2450M-$225
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
41.9% Average
Memory 59.4
1-Core 50.9
2-Core 97
42% 69.1 Pts
4-Core 141
8-Core 152
19% 146 Pts
64-Core 165
10% 165 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)
HP(103C 185E) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 173 157 149 157 151 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
64% Good
Read 385
Write 213
Mixed 212
SusWrite 162
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 48.2
4K Mixed 23.1
89% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 204
167% 242 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 64%
Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
388GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 356 307 304 367 355 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 406
Write 388
Mixed 366
SusWrite 337
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 53.2
4K Mixed 38.4
125% 41.1 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 301
224% 300 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 133%
Seagate M3 Portable 1TB
806GB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 122 119 123 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
65.2% Good
Read 107
Write 120
Mixed 41.2
SusWrite 120
70% 97 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0
58% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
40.9% Average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 14
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 11.7
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 60%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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