HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 10%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 9.09%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics2.44% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 4% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1849
Memory2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130412
Uptime5.3 Days
Run DateJun 23 '18 at 20:16
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU 100%
CPU Throttled 4%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-4500M APU
Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
9.09% Terrible
Memory 11.3
1-Core 13.2
2-Core 26.1
10% 16.9 Pts
4-Core 37.3
8-Core 52.2
6% 44.8 Pts
64-Core 62.9
4% 62.9 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 9.09%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7640G
HP(103C 1849) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1055.0
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
2.44% Terrible
Lighting 2.53
Reflection 3.58
Parallax 2.84
2% 2.98 fps
MRender 3
Gravity 2.57
Splatting 5.39
3% 3.65 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.44%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB
625GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR20002 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 74.1
Write 79.7
Mixed 81
59% 78.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.09
4K Write 0.72
4K Mixed 0.11
29% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-YK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
21.2% Poor
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 10.2
25% 8.87 GB/s
SC Read 0.3
SC Write 2.1
SC Mixed 0.7
3% 1.03 GB/s
Latency 391
10% 391 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Pavilion g6 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 3,239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 49%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
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System: HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $80
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