HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
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 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive53.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3388
Memory1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111005
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 19 '18 at 08:43
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 47%

 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 i7-2630QM-$199
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
45% Average
Memory 74.5
1-Core 44.1
2-Core 64.9
42% 61.2 Pts
4-Core 87
8-Core 141
14% 114 Pts
64-Core 135
8% 135 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 45%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
HP(103C 3388) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.7a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 149 146 145 145 140 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 355
Write 148
Mixed 188
SusWrite 145
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 39.7
4K Mixed 21.2
74% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 128
107% 155 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 80%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB
424GB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 111 113 113 112 112 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 43.5
Write 88.7
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 110
54% 72.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 Transcend JM1333KSN-4G 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
38.4% Below average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 12.9
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 9.6
27% 9.5 GB/s
Latency 91.5
44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 38.4%
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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