HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 41% Speed boat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 42.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1842
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit kleuren,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130529
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '23 at 15:52
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3632QM 24,912 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Memory 69.4 1-Core 30.4 2-Core 57.6 36% 52.5 Pts	4-Core 91 8-Core 140 14% 116 Pts	64-Core 143 9% 143 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 42.9% 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 1842) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	1.91% Terrible	Lighting 2.3 Reflection 6.3 Parallax 1.6 2% 3.4 fps	MRender 3.1 Gravity 1.3 Splatting 2.8 2% 2.4 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.91% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 576GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 185 77 76 80 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 433 Write 391 Mixed 362 SusWrite 132 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 26.2 4K Mixed 17.5 59% 19.5 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 183 134% 176 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 121%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 201GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 339 Write 326 Mixed 322 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 16.4 4K Mixed 13.8 45% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 87.3 DQ Write 67.4 DQ Mixed 84 61% 79.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 99%
Freecom MD Classic 3.0 1TB 146 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 126GB free Firmware: 6080 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 58 61 59 60 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 86.2 Write 76.9 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 58.9 46% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 60%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 0637 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 14 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 53.7 Write 35 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 13 25% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 0737 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 14 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 38.2 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 13.1 22% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.7 172% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 103%
ST2000DM 001-9YN164 2TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 232GB free, PID 0400 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 6.4 11 11 11 11 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	5.49% Terrible	Read 7.7 Write 11.7 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 9 15% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.7 57% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 5.49% Great: 72%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 250GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 31 38 39 38 39 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 52.3 Write 35.1 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 35.6 47% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 43%
WD 10EACS External 1TB 353 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 42GB free, PID 1001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 18 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 54.9 Write 20 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 18.5 32% 28.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.6 26% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 22%
Packard Bell Carbon 2TB 150 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 669GB free, PID 002d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 17 16 16 17 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 57.6 Write 15.3 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 16.1 28% 26 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.3 43% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB 25,458 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	46% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 16.5 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7 20% 7.03 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	60	17.3"	1280 720	SEC3454

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 2%

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System: HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i5-2430MIntel $53Bench 50%, 41,461 samples	63x
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	57x
Core i3-2350MIntelBench 47%, 24,896 samples	57x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	224x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	163x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples	69x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	31x
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	16x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	14x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 18,713 samples	37x
AD73I1C1674EV 1x4GBAdataBench 25%, 5,119 samples	27x
16KTF51264HZ-1G6M1 1x4GBMicronBench 27%, 6,018 samples	21x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $81

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16