HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 144A
Memory3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100805
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 25 '20 at 10:45
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 460-$130
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
43.5% Average
Memory 63.2
1-Core 52.3
2-Core 107
45% 74.1 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 141
19% 140 Pts
64-Core 149
9% 149 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 144A) 3.8GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.63% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 0.88
Parallax 0.66
0% 0.74 fps
MRender 1.05
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.3
1% 0.95 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.63%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE220400
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 202
Write 188
Mixed 170
42% 187 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 18.2
4K Mixed 8.4
39% 12.9 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 73.3
DQ Mixed 28.5
38% 70.7 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 53%
Toshiba MK5056GSY 500GB-$106
145GB free
Firmware: LH003C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 92 92 92 91 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Read 84.6
Write 82.5
Mixed 29
SusWrite 91.1
52% 71.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 M471B5273CH0-CH9 8GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.2% Poor
MC Read 6.5
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 9.4
22% 7.57 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 5.1
16% 5.53 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 52%

 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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