HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive47.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 93% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 358D
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit, Χρώματα 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110913
Uptime22.8 Days
Run DateJun 12 '17 at 13:52
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 41%
CPU Throttled 93%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-3410MX APU
Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
36.5% Below average
Memory 59.1
1-Core 23.2
2-Core 46.1
30% 42.8 Pts
4-Core 81.7
8-Core 87.7
11% 84.7 Pts
64-Core 89.1
6% 89.1 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6520G
HP(103C 358D) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.0
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
2.62% Terrible
Lighting 3.13
Reflection 4.23
Parallax 2.56
3% 3.31 fps
MRender 3.52
Gravity 2.1
Splatting 4.17
3% 3.27 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.62%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0330AA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 414
Write 229
Mixed 243
65% 295 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 18
4K Mixed 12.2
49% 15.3 MB/s
DQ Read 85.3
DQ Write 25.6
DQ Mixed 15
22% 41.9 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend TS1GSK64V3H 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
24.8% Poor
MC Read 10.8
MC Write 7.7
MC Mixed 8.5
26% 9 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 5.6
13% 4.7 GB/s
Latency 130
31% 130 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 50%

 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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