HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 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 42.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.11% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive59.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3388
Memory9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20111005
Uptime7.1 Days
Run DateJul 25 '17 at 18:36
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2670QM-$200
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
42.4% Average
Memory 68.4
1-Core 21.1
2-Core 42.3
32% 43.9 Pts
4-Core 91.3
8-Core 164
15% 127 Pts
64-Core 348
22% 348 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 67%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
HP(103C 3388) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.0.0.0
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
1.11% Terrible
Lighting 1.23
Reflection 1.88
Parallax 0.81
1% 1.31 fps
MRender 1.86
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 2.13
1% 1.55 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.11%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 492
Write 377
Mixed 401
94% 424 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 24.4
4K Mixed 12
48% 16.4 MB/s
DQ Read 26.8
DQ Write 83.1
DQ Mixed 13.1
22% 41 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 Transcend TS1GSK64V3H 12GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
31.8% Below average
MC Read 12
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 10.8
33% 11.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 4.9
19% 6.53 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 45%

 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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