HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 39.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.72% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3624
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110825
Uptime24.9 Days
Run DateApr 12 '20 at 17:09
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo P7450-$90
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Memory 69.3
1-Core 28.7
2-Core 43.2
34% 47.1 Pts
4-Core 56.5
8-Core 57.2
8% 56.8 Pts
64-Core 58.8
4% 58.8 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
HP(103C 3624) 1GB
Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.632.0.0
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
3.72% Terrible
Lighting 4.37
Reflection 6.69
Parallax 2.75
4% 4.6 fps
MRender 6
Gravity 2.83
Splatting 5.74
4% 4.86 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.72%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$39
291GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 52 59 61 47 52 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
35% Below average
Read 67.7
Write 42.6
Mixed 34.1
SusWrite 54.2
36% 49.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
85% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 35%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BC1067.M16F 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
16.4% Very poor
MC Read 6.2
MC Write 4.9
MC Mixed 3.9
14% 5 GB/s
SC Read 4.7
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 4.4
13% 4.6 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 42%

 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 1,337 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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