HP Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 26%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.33% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardCompal 306E
Memory1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 22 '22 at 13:23
Run Duration226 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 66%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T6500
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
31.9% Below average
Memory 56.7
1-Core 20.7
2-Core 16.9
26% 31.4 Pts
4-Core 43.2
8-Core 48.1
6% 45.7 Pts
64-Core 54.3
3% 54.3 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 40%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Mobile Series 4 Express Chipset Family
HP(103C 306D) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2302
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.33% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 0.7
Parallax 0.7
0% 0.63 fps
MRender 0.5
Gravity 0.1
Splatting 0.1
0% 0.23 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.33%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK5055GSX 500GB-$33
287GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FG002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 25 30 32 40 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
13.7% Very poor
Read 15.3
Write 35.5
Mixed 18.3
SusWrite 32.2
19% 25.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.2
45% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 13.7%
Great: 42%
VendorCo ProductCode 2TB
2TB free, PID 1234
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 5 5.3 5.1 4.5 4.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
2.74% Terrible
Read 7.5
Write 0.7
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 5
4% 3.92 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
11% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.74%
Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
11.8% Very poor
MC Read 4
MC Write 3.3
MC Mixed 3.7
10% 3.67 GB/s
SC Read 2.5
SC Write 3
SC Mixed 2.8
8% 2.77 GB/s
Latency 138
29% 138 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 44 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 43% - Average Total price: $158
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