HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 40% Speed boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 49.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 92% 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.

System	HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 365C
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20101005
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 17:54
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 Q 820-$119 2,269 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.75 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Memory 70.9 1-Core 40.3 2-Core 79 42% 63.4 Pts	4-Core 155 8-Core 200 23% 178 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 320M 1,680 User benchmarks, average bench 1% HP(103C 365C) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.17% Terrible	Lighting 1.3 Reflection 1.9 Parallax 0.3 1% 1.17 fps	MRender 3.4 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.4 1% 1.77 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.17% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 228 Write 162 Mixed 215 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 26.4 4K Mixed 17.3 58% 19.5 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 144 110% 151 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 500GB 7,947 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 203GB free Firmware: PC4OC70E SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 72 74 73 73 73 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 82.5 Write 78.4 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 72.2 52% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair SODIM DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB 2,036 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 12.8 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 9.4 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 99.2 40% 99.2 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	17.3"	1280 720	LGD0226

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

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Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

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	137x

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	142x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	113x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	39x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 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	61x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16