HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 38.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive42.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 181E
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 18 '18 at 23:04
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3612QM
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
38.4% Below average
Memory 64
1-Core 28.9
2-Core 50.9
34% 47.9 Pts
4-Core 72.6
8-Core 110
11% 91.1 Pts
64-Core 110
7% 110 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 181B) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.2% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 1.73
Parallax 0.91
1% 1.31 fps
MRender 1.95
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 2.48
1% 1.72 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.2%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
42.9% Average
Read 401
Write 100
Mixed 155
47% 219 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 32.9
4K Mixed 11.4
59% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 84.7
DQ Write 65.8
DQ Mixed 29.6
34% 60 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 75%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB
350GB free, PID 25a2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
31.5% Below average
Read 69.3
Write 77.4
Mixed 60.3
89% 69 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.19
58% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M473B5273DH0-YK0 M471B5273DH0-CK0 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
43.9% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 16
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 6.8
19% 6.53 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 56%

 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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