HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 39.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 163D
Memory0.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111107
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateOct 27 '21 at 22:38
Run Duration293 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 460-$130
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
39.8% Below average
Memory 56.3
1-Core 53.2
2-Core 85.3
40% 64.9 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 119
18% 129 Pts
64-Core 95.5
6% 95.5 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 163D) 2.8GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.4% Terrible
Lighting 0.4
Reflection 1.2
Parallax 0.5
0% 0.7 fps
MRender 1.1
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 0.5
1% 0.7 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.4%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HM641JI 640GB-$50
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AJ10003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 31 45 65 39 12 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
20.3% Poor
Read 36.2
Write 37.8
Mixed 25.5
SusWrite 34.4
25% 33.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.7
106% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 20.3%
Great: 50%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB
9GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 2.2 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.1 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Read 29.5
Write 4.2
Mixed 1.7
SusWrite 3.6
9% 9.75 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 2.1
178% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HB0NS-CG Samsung M471B5773CHS-CH9 6GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
20% Very poor
MC Read 7.3
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 8.5
21% 7.43 GB/s
SC Read 2.6
SC Write 4
SC Mixed 0.2
6% 2.27 GB/s
Latency 139
29% 139 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 20%
Great: 46%

 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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