HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 39.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.02% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1442
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100510
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 27 '22 at 19:19
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II N830-$50
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
39.2% Below average
Memory 65.9
1-Core 31.3
2-Core 60.5
36% 52.6 Pts
4-Core 72.5
8-Core 93
11% 82.8 Pts
64-Core 75
5% 75 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
HP(103C 1442) 320MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
1.02% Terrible
Lighting 1.6
Reflection 0.7
Parallax 0.6
1% 0.97 fps
MRender 0.9
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 0.4
0% 0.6 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 1.02%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB
666GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2BA30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 26 18 13 34 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Read 21
Write 46.9
Mixed 7.5
SusWrite 25.8
18% 25.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.2
41% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 57%
Verbatim STORE N GO 16GB
11GB free, PID 0302
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 14 14 13 14 12 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
8.2% Terrible
Read 16.3
Write 3.7
Mixed 11.7
SusWrite 12.7
14% 11.1 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1.2
78% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 8.2%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB HMT351S6CFR8A-PB 8GB
1066, 1066 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24% Poor
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 9
24% 8.23 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 6.8
17% 5.87 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 24%
Great: 57%

 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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