HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 39% Jet ski	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 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 43%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	31.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 58% 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 dv8 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 7001
Memory	1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '20 at 13:58
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	58%

PC Performing way below expectations (10^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 720-$220 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 0.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	43% Average	Memory 75.1 1-Core 19.7 2-Core 40.7 34% 45.2 Pts	4-Core 62.1 8-Core 95.3 10% 78.7 Pts	64-Core 101 6% 101 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 60%

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: 341.74 Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	1.49% Terrible	Lighting 1.7 Reflection 2.31 Parallax 0.59 1% 1.53 fps	MRender 2.81 Gravity 1.53 Splatting 2 2% 2.11 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.49% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 104 108 121 114 120 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.4% Below average	Read 180 Write 152 Mixed 121 SusWrite 119 32% 143 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 18.4 4K Mixed 11.8 43% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 91.3 DQ Write 69.2 DQ Mixed 61.8 51% 74.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 99U5469-041.A00LF 1x4GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	MC Read 8.6 MC Write 5.2 MC Mixed 5.4 18% 6.4 GB/s	SC Read 4.9 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 5.1 15% 5.17 GB/s	Latency 90.1 44% 90.1 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 31%

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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 $139Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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