HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive35.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 9 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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1657
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111005
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '17 at 02:18
Run Duration217 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Memory 81.4
1-Core 56.5
2-Core 102
52% 80.1 Pts
4-Core 158
8-Core 251
25% 205 Pts
64-Core 273
17% 273 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770M
HP(103C 1657) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.882.2.3000
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.96% Terrible
Lighting 1.33
Reflection 0.62
Parallax 0.56
1% 0.84 fps
MRender 0.9
Gravity 0.7
Splatting 0.96
1% 0.85 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 0.96%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 160GB
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2CV102M3 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
35.9% Below average
Read 255
Write 106
Mixed 126
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 35.6
4K Mixed 6.16
47% 18.4 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 87.4
DQ Mixed 47.5
57% 102 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 46%
Hitachi HTS543225L9A300 250GB-$30
47GB free
Firmware: FBEOC40C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
21.9% Poor
Read 36.7
Write 39.3
Mixed 5.78
20% 27.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 0.88
4K Mixed 0.27
62% 0.51 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 Adata 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
45.5% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 15.3
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 12.2
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 78
51% 78 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 49%

 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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