HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.36% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 163C
Memory3 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111107
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 14 '18 at 07:40
Run Duration244 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 480
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
46.3% Average
Memory 65.8
1-Core 62.2
2-Core 107
48% 78.4 Pts
4-Core 156
8-Core 160
21% 158 Pts
64-Core 171
11% 171 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6370
HP(103C 163C) 512MB
Driver: atiu9p64.dll Ver. 8.771.1.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.36% Terrible
Lighting 1.63
Reflection 2.69
Parallax 2.03
1% 2.12 fps
MRender 2.29
Gravity 0.47
Splatting 2.26
1% 1.67 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.36%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
310GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BSM2 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 83
Write 80.2
Mixed 72.8
59% 78.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 0.86
4K Mixed 0.39
79% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 58%
Philips USB Flash Drive 16GB
9GB free, PID 4200
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
5.24% Terrible
Read 26.6
Write 5.15
Mixed 9.55
14% 13.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.94
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.007
4% 0.32 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.24%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 Elpida EBJ21UE8BDS0-DJ-F 6GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.8% Poor
MC Read 7.2
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 9
22% 7.67 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 6.6
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.8%
Great: 44%

 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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