HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive32.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 181B
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120419
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 27 '18 at 19:45
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User AZE-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 90.4
2-Core 174
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 287
8-Core 432
45% 360 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 181B) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4885
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.76% Terrible
Lighting 4.03
Reflection 5.42
Parallax 2.88
3% 4.11 fps
MRender 6.62
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.57
5% 5.48 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.76%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP SSD 120GB
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HC06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 0.2 46 0.9 0.6 27 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
32.1% Below average
Read 148
Write 116
Mixed 227
SusWrite 23.4
29% 129 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 19.2
76% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 71.4
DQ Write 3.7
DQ Mixed 13.7
16% 29.6 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 85%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
769GB free
Firmware: 2AR1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 97 97 96 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 74.3
Write 46.1
Mixed 45.3
SusWrite 96.8
48% 65.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF51264HZ-1G6M1 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
58% Above average
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 18
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 58%
Great: 58%

 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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