HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 45.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 144B
Memory2.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111107
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateMay 11 '20 at 17:57
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 460-$130
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
45.3% Average
Memory 63
1-Core 67.4
2-Core 127
51% 85.8 Pts
4-Core 161
8-Core 162
22% 161 Pts
64-Core 161
10% 161 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 144B) 2.8GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 0% Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HM641JI 640GB-$50
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AJ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 21 20 40 40 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
24.8% Poor
Read 54.3
Write 53.7
Mixed 33.2
SusWrite 32.2
32% 43.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.4
68% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JSF51264HZ-1G4D1 Elpida EBJ21UE8BFU0-DJ-F 6GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21.6% Poor
MC Read 6
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 9.1
21% 7.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 4.9
16% 5.5 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 49%

 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 1,340 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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