HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 41.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.03% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 180B
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 02 '18 at 00:32
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-3520M APU-$60
Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
41.4% Average
Memory 64.1
1-Core 28.3
2-Core 56.5
34% 49.6 Pts
4-Core 110
8-Core 112
15% 111 Pts
64-Core 111
7% 111 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 41.4%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6620G
HP(103C 3591) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.900.7.1000
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
3.03% Terrible
Lighting 3.53
Reflection 3.62
Parallax 2.56
3% 3.24 fps
MRender 4.43
Gravity 2.97
Splatting 4.61
3% 4 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.03%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80
221GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
26.8% Poor
Read 49.5
Write 43.7
Mixed 38.3
33% 43.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.82
4K Mixed 0.25
52% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.8% Below average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 11.2
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 5.5
14% 5 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 58%

 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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