HP Pavilion dv7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 46.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.25% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	HP Pavilion dv7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 365C
Memory	1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '20 at 18:59
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 M 520-$70 23,644 User benchmarks, average bench 40% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Memory 65.3 1-Core 68.4 2-Core 131 52% 88.3 Pts	4-Core 164 8-Core 162 22% 163 Pts	64-Core 161 10% 161 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 320M 1,680 User benchmarks, average bench 1% HP(103C 365C) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.25% Terrible	Lighting 1.3 Reflection 3.4 Parallax 0.7 1% 1.8 fps	MRender 4.2 Gravity 1 Splatting 1.2 2% 2.13 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.25% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS723232L9A360 320GB 1,522 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: FC4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 60 43 16 23 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 67.4 Write 26.5 Mixed 33.1 SusWrite 34.1 30% 40.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 45%
Hitachi HTS723232L9A360 320GB 1,522 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 145GB free Firmware: FC4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 43 45 46 44 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 63.9 Write 61.8 Mixed 37.4 SusWrite 44.2 38% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 99U5469-041.A00LF 2x4GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.6% Poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 9.5 23% 8 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 6.4 18% 6.17 GB/s	Latency 113 35% 113 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 47%

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Typical Pavilion dv7 Builds (Compare 1 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv7

CPU
Core Q 720IntelBench 54%, 41 samples	1x

GPU
GeForce GT 230MNvidiaBench 2%, 2,911 samples	1x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5273BH1-CH9 Micron 16JSF25664HZ-1G4F1 6GBSamsungBench 29%, 22 samples	1x

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Value: 13% - Very poor

Total price: $95

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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