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 as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 41.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive40.1% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1443
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 01 '17 at 02:58
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II N830-$50
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
41.2% Average
Memory 66.8
1-Core 30.7
2-Core 62.1
36% 53.2 Pts
4-Core 93.1
8-Core 92.7
12% 92.9 Pts
64-Core 93.4
6% 93.4 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
HP(103C 1443) 512MB
Driver: atiu9p64.dll Ver. 8.712.1.2000
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0801C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
40.1% Average
Read 251
Write 161
Mixed 160
42% 191 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 17.1
4K Mixed 13.9
50% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 93
DQ Mixed 36.8
46% 83.1 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18
239GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 72.8
Write 74.6
Mixed 17.5
40% 55 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.19
66% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273EB0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1334 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.4% Poor
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 10.9
29% 10 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 7
18% 6.43 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 57%

 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 1,337 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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