HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 41.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.91% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemHP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 181C
Memory8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 22 '21 at 19:01
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
41.8% Average
Memory 65.2
1-Core 33.4
2-Core 57.7
36% 52.1 Pts
4-Core 101
8-Core 250
20% 175 Pts
64-Core 448
28% 448 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 181C) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4425
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
1.91% Terrible
Lighting 2.3
Reflection 2.3
Parallax 1.6
2% 2.07 fps
MRender 3
Gravity 1.3
Splatting 2.8
2% 2.37 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.91%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
746GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JA0OA4D0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 83 85 80 72 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Read 102
Write 96.3
Mixed 38
SusWrite 80.6
58% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.3
80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 57%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB
14GB free, PID 007a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 9.5 10 10 10 10 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
4.97% Terrible
Read 15.5
Write 6
Mixed 14.3
SusWrite 9.8
15% 11.4 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
9% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.97%
Great: 8%
SanDisk Cruzer Dial 32GB
27GB free, PID 5599
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 9 8.1 8.2 7.8 7.6 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
12% Very poor
Read 34.3
Write 5.5
Mixed 10.3
SusWrite 8.1
15% 14.5 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 2.2
137% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 12%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CK0 M471B1G73BH0-YK0 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
29.2% Poor
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 9.4
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 6.3
SC Mixed 7.6
21% 7.2 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ENVY dv7 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 350 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $448
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