HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 16.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics3.4% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardQuanta 3637
Memory1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20091015
Uptime6.5 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '17 at 03:38
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User PER-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Turion II Ultra Mobile M620
Socket S1G3, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
16.4% Very poor
Memory 24.9
1-Core 21
2-Core 35.1
17% 27 Pts
4-Core 45.8
8-Core 55
6% 50.4 Pts
64-Core 53.9
3% 53.9 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 42%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
HP(103C 3637) 1GB
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.4% Terrible
Lighting 4.03
Reflection 5.88
Parallax 2.66
3% 4.19 fps
MRender 4.19
Gravity 2.8
Splatting 5.74
4% 4.24 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.4%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 500GB
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PC4OC72E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
49% Average
Read 85.7
Write 85
Mixed 75.5
62% 82.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.07
4K Mixed 0.33
76% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 49%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMP125S6EFR8C-S6 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2 800 MHz
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
18.4% Very poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 6.7
19% 6.7 GB/s
SC Read 4.2
SC Write 4
SC Mixed 5.9
13% 4.7 GB/s
Latency 287
14% 287 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 25%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 2,436 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 dv6 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $228
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