HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 43.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1805
Memory3.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120622
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '17 at 21:37
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-3520M APU-$60
Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
43.8% Average
Memory 68.8
1-Core 31.7
2-Core 63.2
37% 54.6 Pts
4-Core 112
8-Core 108
15% 110 Pts
64-Core 112
7% 112 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6620G
HP(103C 358B) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.0
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
3.31% Terrible
Lighting 4.1
Reflection 4.73
Parallax 3.5
3% 4.11 fps
MRender 3.86
Gravity 2.93
Splatting 4.83
3% 3.87 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.31%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 511
Write 456
Mixed 491
108% 486 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 34.8
4K Mixed 11.7
60% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 19.4
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 11.6
25% 49 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5773DH0-CH9 M471B5273DH0-CH9 6GB
1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.6% Below average
MC Read 13
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 9.6
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 6.9
19% 6.5 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 47%

 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 2,432 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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