HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive64.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 181F
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160907
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 08 '23 at 23:36
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
62.9% Good
Memory 75.1
1-Core 83.8
2-Core 164
63% 108 Pts
4-Core 275
8-Core 392
42% 334 Pts
64-Core 405
25% 405 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 181D) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
3.31% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 9.1
Parallax 2.8
3% 5.3 fps
MRender 5
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 4.9
3% 4.1 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.31%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 201 99 93 86 89 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 486
Write 456
Mixed 347
SusWrite 140
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 48.7
4K Mixed 18.7
87% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 173
146% 217 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5428-052.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.6% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 14.5
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 14.5
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 90.2
44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ENVY dv7 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 350 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $448
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