HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.21% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3659
Memory0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100401
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMay 13 '18 at 04:10
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
52.8% Above average
Memory 78
1-Core 67.4
2-Core 98.4
52% 81.3 Pts
4-Core 156
8-Core 198
23% 177 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 320M
HP(103C 3659) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.21% Terrible
Lighting 1.5
Reflection 1.69
Parallax 0.59
1% 1.26 fps
MRender 2.19
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 1.52
1% 1.46 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.21%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725032A9A364 320GB-$55
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PC3OC72E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
28% Poor
Read 50.4
Write 47.4
Mixed 47.2
36% 48.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.26
4K Write 0.44
4K Mixed 0.13
33% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 28%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JSF25664HZ-1G4F1 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
37.7% Below average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 13.3
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 10.5
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 84.3
47% 84.3 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 48%

 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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