HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 10.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics1.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive28.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB 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. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardCompal 30F4
Memory0.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090520
Uptime7.3 Days
Run DateMar 26 '22 at 17:29
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo P8600-$42
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
10.9% Very poor
Memory 12.2
1-Core 35.8
2-Core 46.3
17% 31.4 Pts
4-Core 54.7
8-Core 59.3
8% 57 Pts
64-Core 59.6
4% 59.6 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 10.9%
Great: 42%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600M-GT
HP(103C 30F4) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.92
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
1.97% Terrible
Lighting 2.6
Reflection 1.1
Parallax 0.7
2% 1.47 fps
MRender 2.9
Gravity 0.6
Splatting 2.5
2% 2 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.97%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 500G 500GB
330GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 115 114 112 133 193 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
28.3% Poor
Read 148
Write 140
Mixed 99.1
SusWrite 133
29% 130 MB/s
4K Read 8.2
4K Write 15.2
4K Mixed 9.9
33% 11.1 MB/s
DQ Read 92.9
DQ Write 82.5
DQ Mixed 84
64% 86.5 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 116%
Fujitsu MHZ2320BH G2 320GB
238GB free
Firmware: 8909
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 49 47 49 52 61 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Read 48.7
Write 51.7
Mixed 29.7
SusWrite 51.5
33% 45.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
5.34% Terrible
MC Read 1.3
MC Write 1.6
MC Mixed 2.2
5% 1.7 GB/s
SC Read 1.3
SC Write 2.8
SC Mixed 0.5
4% 1.53 GB/s
Latency 383
10% 383 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 5.34%
Great: 44%

 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 1,339 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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