HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.69% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1819
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120502
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 26 '18 at 05:17
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3610QM-$300
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Memory 87.8
1-Core 89
2-Core 172
69% 116 Pts
4-Core 289
8-Core 431
45% 360 Pts
64-Core 430
27% 430 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 1819) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4276
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.69% Terrible
Lighting 4.07
Reflection 5.35
Parallax 2.78
3% 4.06 fps
MRender 5.48
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.57
4% 5.1 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.69%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PB3OC60F Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
35.7% Below average
Read 62.3
Write 62
Mixed 52.6
44% 58.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 1.23
4K Mixed 0.18
55% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
53.5% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 16.9
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 15.3
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 57%

 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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