HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (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.
ProcessorWith 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 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.22% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive66.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 181B
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120502
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 15 '22 at 10:44
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User SYC-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing as expected (40th 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 3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Memory 77.2
1-Core 82.4
2-Core 145
61% 102 Pts
4-Core 231
8-Core 317
34% 274 Pts
64-Core 419
26% 419 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 181B) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5161
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
3.22% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 6.9
Parallax 2.8
3% 4.53 fps
MRender 4.7
Gravity 2.3
Splatting 4.8
3% 3.93 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.22%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-c100 120G 120GB
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN08979
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 386 389 364 228 63 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 374
Write 395
Mixed 366
SusWrite 298
81% 358 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 51.2
4K Mixed 22.2
83% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 85.3
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 152
123% 169 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 98%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
593GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 89 91 90 90 90 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
50% Above average
Read 84.4
Write 81.5
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 88.9
58% 78.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.3
136% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 50%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ81UG8BBU0-GN-F Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.3% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 17.5
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 10.9
SC Mixed 11.5
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 85.9
47% 85.9 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 56%

 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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