HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.9% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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 17F9
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121023
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 24 '17 at 02:35
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 51%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 (8th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Memory 60.5
1-Core 18.1
2-Core 35.6
28% 38.1 Pts
4-Core 69.6
8-Core 211
15% 140 Pts
64-Core 293
18% 293 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 67%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
HP(103C 185D) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
1.9% Terrible
Lighting 2.07
Reflection 3.19
Parallax 1.41
2% 2.22 fps
MRender 3.1
Gravity 1.13
Splatting 3.87
2% 2.7 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.9%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 111
Write 69.1
Mixed 62.1
60% 80.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.09
4K Write 0.27
4K Mixed 0.08
18% 0.15 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
39.6% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 15.3
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 4.9
14% 5.03 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 51%

 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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