HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.38% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 8 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1449
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '18 at 15:38
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 91.5 1-Core 64.6 2-Core 104 57% 86.7 Pts	4-Core 151 8-Core 218 23% 184 Pts	64-Core 219 14% 219 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6500M 12,937 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 1449) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.771.1.0 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	4.38% Terrible	Lighting 5.37 Reflection 6.08 Parallax 4.34 4% 5.26 fps	MRender 5.76 Gravity 3.67 Splatting 6.3 4% 5.24 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.38% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: X312 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 160 163 162 161 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.6% Below average	Read 183 Write 144 Mixed 158 SusWrite 161 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 13 4K Mixed 9.6 36% 11.3 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 120 90% 120 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 108%
USB DISK 2.0 64GB 391 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 28GB free, PID 4100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 3.2 2.9 2.8 3.9 3.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	2.36% Terrible	Read 9 Write 1.5 Mixed 0.3 SusWrite 3.1 4% 3.47 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.36% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 Micron 16JSF51264HZ-1G4D1 8GB 204 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.4% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 13.2 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 10.4 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 51%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

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Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	232x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	184x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	136x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	485x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	141x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	113x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	39x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	29x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	20x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	108x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	86x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	61x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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