HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 181D
Memory	2.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '23 at 11:57
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420 65,927 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	71% Very good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 84.2 2-Core 162 67% 112 Pts	4-Core 287 8-Core 418 44% 352 Pts	64-Core 427 26% 427 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 181D) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.18% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 6.1 Parallax 2.8 3% 4.27 fps	MRender 4.1 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.8 3% 3.77 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.18% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Msata 128GB 128GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2106XKR SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 137 168 168 148 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 419 Write 389 Mixed 354 SusWrite 136 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 28.1 97% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 98.4 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 175 140% 189 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 79%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 931GB free Firmware: JA0OA590 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 100 100 101 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 95.2 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 99.3 60% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 1x4GB 14,353 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 8.1 26% 8.97 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 9.2 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 32%

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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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Workstation 7%

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System: HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	264x
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	29x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	20x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	274x
GeForce GT 630MNvidiaBench 3%, 7,774 samples	24x
GeForce GT 650MNvidiaBench 6%, 12,732 samples	24x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x

RAM
EBJ81UG8BBU0-GN-F 2x8GBElpidaBench 51%, 682 samples	29x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	20x
AM1U16BC4P2-B19H 2x4GBAdataBench 46%, 2,021 samples	14x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $448

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16