HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
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 54%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.45% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1803
Memory	7.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '22 at 04:59
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2670QM-$200 51,169 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	54% Above average	Memory 80.4 1-Core 49.3 2-Core 104 50% 78 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 187 22% 172 Pts	64-Core 206 13% 206 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 185E) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	1.45% Terrible	Lighting 1.8 Reflection 1.9 Parallax 0.8 2% 1.5 fps	MRender 2.4 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 2.2 1% 1.7 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.45% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 31 75 14 66 22 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.7% Below average	Read 247 Write 97.9 Mixed 125 SusWrite 37.3 28% 127 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 17.8 70% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 90 81% 122 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMSO8GX3M1A1333C9 Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 12GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 11.3 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 9.7 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

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	138x

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	143x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	114x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	39x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 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	62x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16