HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 47.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 181D
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140804
Uptime14 Days
Run DateAug 10 '19 at 19:50
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3230M-$100
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
47.1% Average
Memory 68.8
1-Core 62
2-Core 110
50% 80.4 Pts
4-Core 149
8-Core 150
20% 149 Pts
64-Core 169
10% 169 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 181D) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5069
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.64% Terrible
Lighting 4.03
Reflection 5.08
Parallax 2.78
3% 3.96 fps
MRender 4.9
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.7
4% 4.96 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.64%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 1TB-$270
611GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 292 338 284 285 298 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Read 328
Write 369
Mixed 268
SusWrite 296
71% 315 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 35.7
4K Mixed 17.8
62% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 115
106% 163 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 104%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
510GB free
Firmware: JA0OA4D0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 85 89 89 89 91 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
49.9% Average
Read 85.2
Write 77.4
Mixed 32
SusWrite 88.5
52% 70.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT102464BF160B.M16 CT102464BF160B.C16 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48% Average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 16.1
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 12.2
30% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 48%
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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