HP ENVY dv4 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.74% 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemHP ENVY dv4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1837
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140604
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 20 '18 at 12:20
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 90.4
2-Core 179
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 450
49% 387 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630M
HP(103C 1837) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8871
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
3.74% Terrible
Lighting 4.53
Reflection 5.5
Parallax 1.81
4% 3.95 fps
MRender 6.29
Gravity 4.8
Splatting 3.48
4% 4.85 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.74%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba HDWJ110 1TB
343GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX1P1A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 63.9
Write 65.4
Mixed 66
49% 65.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 1.14
4K Mixed 0.17
52% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5428-063.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
56.1% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 17.6
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 18.1
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ENVY dv4 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 26 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP ENVY dv4 Notebook PC

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