HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 33.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive18.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3593
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110913
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 20 '22 at 23:16
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 72%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-3500M APU-$60
Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
33.2% Below average
Memory 54.7
1-Core 21.6
2-Core 35.7
27% 37.3 Pts
4-Core 69.7
8-Core 73.3
10% 71.5 Pts
64-Core 75.5
5% 75.5 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6620G
HP(103C 3593) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.0
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
2.92% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 4.3
Parallax 3.4
3% 3.77 fps
MRender 3.6
Gravity 3
Splatting 3.9
3% 3.5 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.92%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P180516a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 35 44 35 25 27 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
18.9% Very poor
Read 90.8
Write 82.7
Mixed 49.9
SusWrite 32.7
14% 64 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 12.2
4K Mixed 8.7
35% 10.8 MB/s
DQ Read 93.6
DQ Write 23.9
DQ Mixed 46.9
38% 54.8 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 18.9%
Great: 88%
Verbatim TUFF N TINY 8GB
7GB free, PID 1f23
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 10 10 10 10 11 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
7.75% Terrible
Read 26.4
Write 10.7
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 10.2
14% 12.9 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
27% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.75%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5428-068.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
25.4% Poor
MC Read 11
MC Write 8.4
MC Mixed 8.9
27% 9.43 GB/s
SC Read 4
SC Write 3.5
SC Mixed 5.4
12% 4.3 GB/s
Latency 144
28% 144 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 51%

 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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