HP Pavilion 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 (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 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 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive59.5% 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 (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1803
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 26 '19 at 15:03
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 76%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2670QM-$200
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
52.2% Above average
Memory 79.1
1-Core 50.3
2-Core 98.4
49% 75.9 Pts
4-Core 144
8-Core 182
21% 163 Pts
64-Core 185
12% 185 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 67%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
HP(103C 185E) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 168 188 183 170 176 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
59.5% Above average
Read 365
Write 273
Mixed 264
SusWrite 182
61% 271 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 35.7
4K Mixed 25.5
82% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 195
143% 188 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BF160B.C16 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
42.7% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 14.4
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 10.9
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 82.3
49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 1,337 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $228
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