HP Pavilion g6 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 below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.7%, 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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
SystemHP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1840
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160907
Uptime7.5 Days
Run DateOct 18 '18 at 14:54
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 22%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2450M-$225
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
45.7% Average
Memory 78.5
1-Core 37.6
2-Core 52.5
41% 56.2 Pts
4-Core 77.8
8-Core 83.5
11% 80.7 Pts
64-Core 87
5% 87 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)
HP(103C 1840) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SM11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 61 62 61 54 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 91
Write 101
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 59.6
56% 76.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 2
365% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3N169ES4.16FE 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
28.6% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 9.4
MC Mixed 8.9
27% 9.33 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 8.8
24% 8.33 GB/s
Latency 83.4
48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC

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