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 as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive63.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 165A
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111005
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '22 at 16:31
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
66% Good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 74.8
2-Core 132
62% 99 Pts
4-Core 226
8-Core 344
35% 285 Pts
64-Core 346
21% 346 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 66%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
HP(103C 165A) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 460 120GB-$200
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 339 118 108 107 105 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 415
Write 399
Mixed 320
SusWrite 191
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 42.4
4K Mixed 21.3
71% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 49.1
102% 207 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 100%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC-WRSN 1TB
622GB free
Firmware: X41110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 422 311 306 300 302 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 447
Write 403
Mixed 329
SusWrite 337
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 52.9
4K Mixed 27.6
99% 34.6 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 246
205% 296 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Kingston TSB16D3LS1KBG/4G 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
50.1% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 15.5
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.9
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 50.1%
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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