HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 27%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.36% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 180D
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 02 '20 at 22:24
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-3550MX APU
Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
34.2% Below average
Memory 49.5
1-Core 12
2-Core 36
23% 32.5 Pts
4-Core 105
8-Core 138
15% 122 Pts
64-Core 138
9% 138 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6620G
HP(103C 1860) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.301.1001.0
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
3.36% Terrible
Lighting 4.17
Reflection 4.69
Parallax 3.5
3% 4.12 fps
MRender 4.76
Gravity 2.97
Splatting 4.26
3% 4 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.36%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$26
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0005HPM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 5.6 6.6 7.2 5 6.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
3.75% Terrible
Read 7.2
Write 8.5
Mixed 5.8
SusWrite 5.9
5% 6.85 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 3.75%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
31.5% Below average
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 11.4
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 2.6
SC Mixed 4.3
12% 4.03 GB/s
Latency 163
25% 163 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 58%

 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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