HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 42% Speed boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 45.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.55% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	4GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 7001
Memory	1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100531
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '19 at 15:36
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	55%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 M 450 8,084 User benchmarks, average bench 40% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Memory 64.3 1-Core 57.1 2-Core 112 47% 77.9 Pts	4-Core 154 8-Core 149 20% 151 Pts	64-Core 163 10% 163 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 46%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 230M 2,911 User benchmarks, average bench 2% HP(103C 7001) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.95 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	2.55% Terrible	Lighting 2.9 Reflection 4.5 Parallax 1.16 2% 2.85 fps	MRender 5.67 Gravity 2.03 Splatting 3.26 3% 3.65 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.55% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS725025A9A364 250GB-$79 2,695 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: PC2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 54 69 67 72 74 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	42% Average	Read 81.4 Write 80.2 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 64.7 49% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 59%
Hitachi HTS725025A9A364 250GB-$79 2,695 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 226GB free Firmware: PC2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 104 105 99 107 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 56.6 SusWrite 103 67% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ21UE8BDS0-DJ-F 2x2GB 1,570 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	24.9% Poor	MC Read 8 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 10.8 25% 8.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 5.2 SC Mixed 6.2 17% 6.1 GB/s	Latency 116 35% 116 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 50%

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

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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System: HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	50x
Core i5 M 520Intel $70Bench 40%, 23,644 samples	5x
Core i7 Q 820Intel $119Bench 52%, 2,269 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce GT 230MNvidiaBench 2%, 2,911 samples	65x

SSD
Burst Elite 240GBPatriotBench 68%, 2,182 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 110%, 154,399 samples	2x

RAM
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	4x
EBJ21UE8BDS0-DJ-F 2x2GBElpidaBench 28%, 1,570 samples	3x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples	3x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $220

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $261	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16