HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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.
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 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.9% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 92% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1449
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '20 at 12:30
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^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 Q 740-$190 13,278 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.75 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Memory 79 1-Core 40.1 2-Core 79.5 44% 66.2 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 184 22% 167 Pts	64-Core 183 11% 183 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6500M 12,937 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 1449) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0 Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	2.04% Terrible	Lighting 2.67 Reflection 2.96 Parallax 2.31 2% 2.65 fps	MRender 2.19 Gravity 2 Splatting 2.3 2% 2.16 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.04% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900812 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 209 212 212 211 211 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.9% Average	Read 224 Write 212 Mixed 189 SusWrite 210 47% 209 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 15.5 57% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 156 128% 181 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 91%
Generic External 500GB 3,066 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 119GB free, PID 0840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 23 23 23 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 27 Write 12 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 22.1 20% 16.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173BH0-YK0 M471B5273DH0-CH9 8GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 11.3 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 9.2 24% 8.57 GB/s	Latency 82.3 49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 49%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

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