HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 24%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 30.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.1% 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.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1805
Memory3.6 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '17 at 00:00
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 1.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Memory 44.1
1-Core 12.9
2-Core 34.8
22% 30.6 Pts
4-Core 101
8-Core 97.5
13% 99.1 Pts
64-Core 97.8
6% 97.8 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.6%
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 way below expectations (14th percentile)
2.1% Terrible
Lighting 2.53
Reflection 2.92
Parallax 2.16
2% 2.54 fps
MRender 2.52
Gravity 1.83
Splatting 3.35
2% 2.57 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.1%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST640LM000 HM641JI 640GB
302GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AJ10003 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
45.3% Average
Read 78.5
Write 79.6
Mixed 74
58% 77.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 0.86
4K Mixed 0.22
54% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325S6CFR8C-PB Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 6GB
1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
24% Poor
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 8.1
26% 9.13 GB/s
SC Read 3.7
SC Write 2.8
SC Mixed 4.8
11% 3.77 GB/s
Latency 184
22% 184 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 24%
Great: 48%

 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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