HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
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 55%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 3389
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit Farben, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111005
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '17 at 20:06
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	93%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199 39,605 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	55% Above average	Memory 79.1 1-Core 33.3 2-Core 73.9 42% 62.1 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 254 26% 212 Pts	64-Core 264 16% 264 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 3389) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.9% Terrible	Lighting 2.07 Reflection 3.23 Parallax 1.41 2% 2.23 fps	MRender 3.1 Gravity 1.13 Splatting 3.87 2% 2.7 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.9% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 2TB-$320 2,669 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1805 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1077 (B1) Unknown 99 99 13 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 56 45 44 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 50 (F1) Unknown 99 99 41892104401	72.2% Very good	Read 506 Write 362 Mixed 437 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 23.3 83% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 58 DQ Mixed 41.9 45% 77.3 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 130%
Samsung 850 Evo 4TB-$470 765 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 18GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1656 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1007 (B1) Unknown 99 99 3 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 44 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 28 (F1) Unknown 99 99 25691200015	77.1% Very good	Read 499 Write 404 Mixed 423 98% 442 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 37.7 4K Mixed 25 92% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 52.7 DQ Mixed 36.6 42% 74.4 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 133%
Intenso Micro Line 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 0GB free, PID 8003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	8.22% Terrible	Read 16.2 Write 4.77 Mixed 8.22 10% 9.74 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.83 85% 1.79 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.22% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ41UF8BCS0-DJ-F 2x4GB 3,512 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.5% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 15.4 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 11.3 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 82.2 49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 51%

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 51%

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Workstation 2%

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System: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	232x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	184x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	137x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	485x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	142x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	113x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	39x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	20x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	108x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	86x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	61x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16