HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 39.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive29.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory3GB 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. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 363A
Memory1 GB free of 3 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 01 '18 at 23:34
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Turion II Ultra Mobile M600
Socket S1G3, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Memory 67.6
1-Core 35.3
2-Core 67
38% 56.6 Pts
4-Core 69.7
8-Core 70
9% 69.8 Pts
64-Core 69.8
4% 69.8 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 42%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
HP(103C 363A) 1GB
Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.632.1.2000
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
3.63% Terrible
Lighting 4.37
Reflection 6.65
Parallax 2.75
4% 4.59 fps
MRender 4.71
Gravity 2.83
Splatting 5.83
4% 4.46 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.63%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Sol id State Disk 120GB
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
29.3% Poor
Read 181
Write 75.9
Mixed 91.9
25% 116 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 29.6
4K Mixed 4.17
52% 18.1 MB/s
DQ Read 96.4
DQ Write 36.5
DQ Mixed 5.88
20% 46.2 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 72%
WD WD1200BEVS-60UST0 120GB
43GB free
Firmware: 04.0 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 8% Great: 29%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBE11UE6ACUA-8G-E Nanya NT2GT64U8HD0BN-3C 3GB
666, 666 MHz
1024, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
20.1% Poor
MC Read 6.8
MC Write 6.2
MC Mixed 6.8
19% 6.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 5.4
15% 5.1 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 21%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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