HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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 (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3388
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110720
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 09 '18 at 00:42
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2670QM-$200
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
49.2% Average
Memory 76.9
1-Core 38.3
2-Core 75.1
43% 63.4 Pts
4-Core 118
8-Core 173
18% 146 Pts
64-Core 165
10% 165 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 67%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK1059GSM 1TB
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GL002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 25 32 33 34 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
20.3% Poor
Read 38.7
Write 27.7
Mixed 10.7
SusWrite 32.1
20% 27.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.3
50% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 20.3%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JSF51264HZ-1G4D1 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
36.5% Below average
MC Read 13
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 12
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 11.4
24% 8.57 GB/s
Latency 86.4
46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 51%

 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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