HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 42.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive56.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3389
Memory1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111005
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '23 at 10:22
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 99%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2520M-$34
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
42.6% Average
Memory 73.4
1-Core 15.2
2-Core 24.4
31% 37.7 Pts
4-Core 68.2
8-Core 89.7
10% 78.9 Pts
64-Core 69.4
4% 69.4 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 59%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LE1i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 150 162 160 159 154 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 306
Write 193
Mixed 218
SusWrite 158
49% 219 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 24.4
86% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 194
143% 185 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273EB0-YK0 Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
42.7% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 16.5
44% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 10.6
26% 9.07 GB/s
Latency 90
44% 90 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 59%

 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 9 7 64 0" 1280 720
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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