HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	48.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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 (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 165A
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111005
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '19 at 21:52
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199 39,605 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	62% Good	Memory 85.4 1-Core 49 2-Core 131 54% 88.5 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 347 34% 278 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) 209,058 User benchmarks, average bench 2% HP(103C 165A) 3.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.882.2.3000 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 124 54 52 55 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 299 Write 247 Mixed 237 SusWrite 93.1 49% 219 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 15.9 80% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 121 103% 146 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 88%
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 22GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 182 61 58 62 63 MB/s Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.1% Above average	Read 272 Write 227 Mixed 233 SusWrite 112 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 15.4 91% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 133 119% 176 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMT3020EC58E9F1333 2x4GB 946 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	48.9% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15.6 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 13.9 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 51%

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 51%

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Workstation 2%

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System: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	232x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	184x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	138x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	485x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	143x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	113x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	39x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	20x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	108x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	86x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	62x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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