HP Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 42.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive38% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1405
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100902
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '20 at 21:17
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 350-$199
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
42.8% Average
Memory 62.8
1-Core 50.3
2-Core 80.8
42% 64.6 Pts
4-Core 133
8-Core 140
18% 137 Pts
64-Core 140
9% 140 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 1405) 3.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.84% Terrible
Lighting 0.9
Reflection 1.08
Parallax 0.84
1% 0.94 fps
MRender 1.33
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 1.65
1% 1.22 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.84%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X231
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 164 134 149 76 70 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
38% Below average
Read 214
Write 208
Mixed 95.4
SusWrite 124
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 20.7
4K Mixed 14.5
49% 15.9 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 93.1
85% 132 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 38%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.7% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 10
23% 8.13 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 6.6
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 43 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC

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