HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 34.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 365C
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101005
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 15 '22 at 15:26
Run Duration287 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 430
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
34.8% Below average
Memory 45.3
1-Core 61.6
2-Core 113
42% 73.4 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 147
19% 143 Pts
64-Core 147
9% 147 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 320M
HP(103C 365C) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.19% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 2
Parallax 0.6
1% 1.3 fps
MRender 3.5
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.5
1% 1.83 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.19%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot P210 128GB
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0104A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 66 58 52 58 45 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
36.9% Below average
Read 220
Write 201
Mixed 201
SusWrite 67.4
39% 172 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 30.4
4K Mixed 12.8
54% 19.2 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 37.4
65% 127 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 85%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$39
193GB free
Firmware: 0006HPM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 79 81 81 77 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
41.6% Average
Read 66.1
Write 72.7
Mixed 47.3
SusWrite 78.9
49% 66.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown H6451U64F7066G 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
22.9% Poor
MC Read 7.6
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 10
23% 8.13 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 6.4
18% 6.17 GB/s
Latency 179
22% 179 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 22.9%
Great: 43%

 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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