HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 73.9%, 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 181E
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120907
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 20 '16 at 06:54
Run Duration299 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 (100th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 88
1-Core 85.6
2-Core 171
68% 115 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 422
48% 377 Pts
64-Core 432
27% 432 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 181B) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4276
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.69% Terrible
Lighting 4.03
Reflection 5.31
Parallax 2.78
3% 4.04 fps
MRender 5.57
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.7
4% 5.18 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.69%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR10002 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
27% Poor
Read 47.6
Write 46.6
Mixed 44.2
35% 46.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.04
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.05
15% 0.16 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 27%
Great: 59%
UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power16G 16GB
14GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
3.13% Terrible
Read 14.5
Write 3.89
Mixed 5.72
8% 8.05 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 0.003
4K Mixed 0.003
3% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.13%
Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
56.2% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 17.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 15.6
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 56.2%
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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