HP ENVY 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 way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 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 42.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive76.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemHP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 181D
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 11 '19 at 23:48
Run Duration235 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th 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 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
42.5% Average
Memory 65.4
1-Core 33.1
2-Core 66.8
37% 55.1 Pts
4-Core 109
8-Core 152
16% 131 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 439 439 441 441 440 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 396
Write 368
Mixed 355
SusWrite 440
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 37
4K Mixed 26.5
88% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 139
108% 146 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 131%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7
2GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 9.6 9.6 9.6 8.1 9.5 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
8.82% Terrible
Read 39.8
Write 6.2
Mixed 0.2
SusWrite 8.9
13% 13.8 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.82%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
45.9% Average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 16.2
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 7.5
21% 7.27 GB/s
Latency 113
36% 113 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 58%

 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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