HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 20%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 19.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics1.51% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3659
Memory1.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100401
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateJul 24 '17 at 02:27
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 Q 720-$220
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
19.5% Very poor
Memory 25.9
1-Core 36.1
2-Core 60.4
24% 40.8 Pts
4-Core 74.6
8-Core 84.5
10% 79.6 Pts
64-Core 82.2
5% 82.2 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 19.5%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 320M
HP(103C 3659) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
1.51% Terrible
Lighting 1.47
Reflection 2.35
Parallax 0.53
1% 1.45 fps
MRender 4.19
Gravity 1.57
Splatting 2.26
2% 2.67 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.51%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
31% Below average
Read 54.6
Write 53.5
Mixed 39
37% 49 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 0.63
4K Mixed 0.23
53% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 31%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JSF25664HZ-1G4F1 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
24.6% Poor
MC Read 9.9
MC Write 7.7
MC Mixed 11.2
27% 9.6 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 2.8
12% 4.07 GB/s
Latency 280
14% 280 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 24.6%
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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