HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 41.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive35.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1833
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121219
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 24 '19 at 06:50
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-4600M APU
Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
41.5% Average
Memory 62.4
1-Core 38.2
2-Core 70.5
37% 57 Pts
4-Core 121
8-Core 123
16% 122 Pts
64-Core 120
7% 120 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7660G
HP(103C 1833) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1055.0
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
5.3% Terrible
Lighting 6.67
Reflection 7.27
Parallax 6.09
5% 6.68 fps
MRender 5.05
Gravity 5.4
Splatting 7.48
5% 5.98 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.3%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 333 328 340 339 341 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
35.1% Below average
Read 15.2
Write 243
Mixed 11.5
SusWrite 332
35% 150 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 20.3
4K Mixed 11
35% 12.7 MB/s
DQ Read 17.2
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 24.1
33% 57.2 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.1% Very poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 3.8
MC Mixed 6.4
18% 6.37 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 4
SC Mixed 5.5
14% 4.83 GB/s
Latency 121
33% 121 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ENVY dv7 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 350 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $448
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