HP Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 43.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	HP Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1600
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20101021
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '23 at 18:56
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 M 460-$130 18,336 User benchmarks, average bench 40% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	43.7% Average	Memory 63.3 1-Core 65.7 2-Core 113 49% 80.6 Pts	4-Core 142 8-Core 143 19% 142 Pts	64-Core 144 9% 144 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MK1653GSX 160GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: LW005B SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 40 40 43 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 47 Write 47.4 Mixed 33.4 SusWrite 41.2 31% 42.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 35%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 64GB 3,373 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 26GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 12 9.8 12 9.1 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 103 Write 12.5 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 10.8 35% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 40% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PKI/Kingston 9905428-005.A02LF 2x4GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	23.1% Poor	MC Read 7.3 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 9.6 22% 7.87 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 5.1 SC Mixed 6.1 17% 5.93 GB/s	Latency 118 34% 118 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 24%

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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	29	15	60	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 40%

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Workstation 2%

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System: HP Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i5 M 460Intel $130Bench 40%, 18,336 samples	8x
Core i5 M 480IntelBench 41%, 16,023 samples	7x
Core2 Duo T6500IntelBench 34%, 3,335 samples	7x

GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	24x
GeForce G105MNvidiaBench 1%, 2,411 samples	8x
Mobile Series 4 Express Chipset FamilyIntelBench 0%, 23,924 samples	5x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	4x
SP600 128GBAdataBench 73%, 8,600 samples	1x
LCS-128M6S 128GBLiteonitBench 76%, 1,777 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	11x
16JSF51264HZ-1G4D1 1x4GBMicronBench 24%, 2,440 samples	3x
M471B5673FH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 5,297 samples	3x

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Total price: $158

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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