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 below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 46%, 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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 144A
Memory2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111107
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '19 at 12:45
Run Duration313 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 460-$130
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
46% Average
Memory 64.8
1-Core 70.3
2-Core 115
50% 83.2 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 159
21% 159 Pts
64-Core 159
10% 159 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 46%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
HP(103C 144A) 512MB
Driver: atiu9p64.dll Ver. 8.771.1.0
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK5061GSYN 500GB-$75
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MH00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 10 10 8.4 4.2 9.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
9.54% Terrible
Read 25
Write 20.2
Mixed 6.8
SusWrite 8
11% 15 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.3
63% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 9.54%
Great: 56%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB
4TB free, PID ab38
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
17.6% Very poor
Read 23.4
Write 20.1
Mixed 21.5
SusWrite 20.4
29% 21.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HB0NS-CG CT51264BF160B.C16F 8GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.5% Poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 10.2
24% 8.33 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 5.6
SC Mixed 6.7
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 45%

 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 2,438 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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