HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 24.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 163F
Memory2.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130225
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '18 at 14:48
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 88%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II P960
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
24.8% Poor
Memory 43
1-Core 16
2-Core 21.6
20% 26.9 Pts
4-Core 39.2
8-Core 47.5
6% 43.3 Pts
64-Core 37.3
2% 37.3 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 40%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK7559GSXP 750GB-$118
577GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GN001C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
32.4% Below average
Read 72.4
Write 40.3
Mixed 47.3
40% 53.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.24
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.13
50% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5773CHS-CH9 Nanya NT4GC64B8HB0NS-CG 6GB
1066, 1066 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
9.02% Terrible
MC Read 1.5
MC Write 3
MC Mixed 3.7
8% 2.73 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 2.2
SC Mixed 2.5
8% 2.67 GB/s
Latency 189
21% 189 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.02%
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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