HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
Graphics3.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive77.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8 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 (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 358B
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110913
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '15 at 07:20
Run Duration78 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 88%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-3500M APU-$60
Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 38.9
2-Core 76.3
26% 57.6 Pts
4-Core 152
8-Core 148
20% 150 Pts
64-Core 152
9% 152 Pts
Poor: 28% Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6620G
HP(103C 358B) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
3.17% Terrible
Lighting 3.97
Reflection 4.5
Parallax 3.47
3% 3.98 fps
MRender 4.05
Gravity 2.93
Splatting 4.04
3% 3.67 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.17%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
253GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Read 494
Write 380
Mixed 407
95% 427 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 31.8
4K Mixed 31.2
88% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 67.4
72% 121 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 134%
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Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
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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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