HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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 34.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive61.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 181D
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colori, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160907
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '17 at 13:38
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2450M-$225
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
34.5% Below average
Memory 49.2
1-Core 19
2-Core 33.5
24% 33.9 Pts
4-Core 108
8-Core 186
18% 147 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)
HP(103C 181D) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
1.08% Terrible
Lighting 1.2
Reflection 5.12
Parallax 0.81
1% 2.38 fps
MRender 1.71
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 2.13
1% 1.5 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.08%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 483
Write 381
Mixed 412
95% 425 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 21.3
4K Mixed 16.6
55% 17.5 MB/s
DQ Read 57.5
DQ Write 39.4
DQ Mixed 21.7
23% 39.5 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
31.4% Below average
MC Read 7.6
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 15.5
33% 11.5 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 4.2
SC Mixed 5.4
22% 7.87 GB/s
Latency 164
24% 164 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 31.4%
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 1,337 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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