HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 38.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 180B
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130125
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateDec 14 '20 at 07:36
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-3520M APU-$60
Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Memory 59.4
1-Core 36.2
2-Core 62.7
35% 52.8 Pts
4-Core 111
8-Core 89.3
14% 100 Pts
64-Core 109
7% 109 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6620G
HP(103C 3591) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.0
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
3% Terrible
Lighting 3.7
Reflection 3
Parallax 3.4
3% 3.37 fps
MRender 3.8
Gravity 3
Splatting 4
3% 3.6 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JE4OA50A
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 335
Write 11.1
Mixed 12.5
86% 120 MB/s
4K Read 83.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.8
3,573% 28.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ40UG8BBU0-GN-F Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.6% Poor
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 7.8
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 6.2
15% 5.23 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 55%

 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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