HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemHP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 181D
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120809
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 08 '18 at 20:56
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 87.8
1-Core 90.5
2-Core 177
70% 119 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 387
48% 365 Pts
64-Core 334
21% 334 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 181D) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.86% Terrible
Lighting 4.23
Reflection 5.77
Parallax 2.91
4% 4.3 fps
MRender 5.86
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 8
5% 5.41 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.86%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB
472GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR10002 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
31.7% Below average
Read 57.6
Write 52.8
Mixed 51.7
41% 54 MB/s
4K Read 0.24
4K Write 0.73
4K Mixed 0.17
42% 0.38 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
55.2% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 17.5
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 12.2
SC Mixed 16.6
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ENVY dv7 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 350 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $448
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