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 as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 41.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive34.7% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 58% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 363E
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101005
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '17 at 18:26
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User VEN-User
Background CPU7%
CPU Throttled 58%

 PC Performing as expected (40th 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, turbo 0.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
41.8% Average
Memory 68.4
1-Core 23.7
2-Core 45.3
33% 45.8 Pts
4-Core 85.7
8-Core 118
13% 102 Pts
64-Core 118
7% 118 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
HP(103C 363E) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.74
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
1.66% Terrible
Lighting 2
Reflection 3.08
Parallax 0.81
2% 1.96 fps
MRender 2.9
Gravity 1.53
Splatting 2
2% 2.15 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.66%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BB080G4 80GB
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D2010355 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
34.7% Below average
Read 259
Write 104
Mixed 149
37% 171 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 21.2
4K Mixed 14
49% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 65.9
DQ Write 58.7
DQ Mixed 33.3
33% 52.6 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 85%
Hitachi HTS721010G9SA00 100GB-$30
30GB free
Firmware: 0
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
12.7% Very poor
Read 23.6
Write 20.3
Mixed 21.5
16% 21.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.89
4K Mixed 0.28
68% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 12.7%
Great: 27%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99U5428-040.A01LF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
35.7% Below average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 13.3
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 7.7
18% 6.2 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 50%

 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%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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System: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $228
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