HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 181F
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131003
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '19 at 04:53
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420 65,927 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 76.3 2-Core 134 60% 97.1 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 232 33% 242 Pts	64-Core 235 14% 235 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M 12,732 User benchmarks, average bench 6% HP(103C 181D) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9836 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	6.6% Terrible	Lighting 8.13 Reflection 3.58 Parallax 4.56 7% 5.42 fps	MRender 10.7 Gravity 9.33 Splatting 5.17 6% 8.41 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.6% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 836GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 56 67 85 88 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 98 Write 92.2 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 66.3 52% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 59%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 886GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 85 81 100 98 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 99.2 Write 56.3 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 92.2 56% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ81UG8BBU0-GN-F 2x8GB 682 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.9% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 13.9 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 9.7 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical ENVY dv7 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 354 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	268x
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	29x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	20x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	278x
GeForce GT 630MNvidiaBench 3%, 7,774 samples	24x
GeForce GT 650MNvidiaBench 6%, 12,732 samples	24x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x

RAM
EBJ81UG8BBU0-GN-F 2x8GBElpidaBench 51%, 682 samples	29x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	20x
AM1U16BC4P2-B19H 2x4GBAdataBench 46%, 2,021 samples	14x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $448

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