HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 40.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive38.4% 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1805
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '17 at 08:31
Run Duration101 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-3420M APU
Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
40.9% Average
Memory 63.9
1-Core 29.5
2-Core 57.6
34% 50.3 Pts
4-Core 106
8-Core 106
14% 106 Pts
64-Core 106
7% 106 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6520G
HP(103C 358B) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
2.77% Terrible
Lighting 3.23
Reflection 4.35
Parallax 2.59
3% 3.39 fps
MRender 4.24
Gravity 2.13
Splatting 4.52
3% 3.63 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.77%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32070RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 431
Write 130
Mixed 68.2
45% 209 MB/s
4K Read 8.69
4K Write 27.6
4K Mixed 4.17
33% 13.5 MB/s
DQ Read 70.1
DQ Write 99.4
DQ Mixed 10.3
29% 59.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.5% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 11.2
34% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 7.2
16% 5.77 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 57%

 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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