HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.46% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive71.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 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.
Run History
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 17FA
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130123
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMay 09 '19 at 22:30
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2860QM-$469
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 91.3
2-Core 165
69% 115 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 436
47% 374 Pts
64-Core 434
27% 434 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7690M-XT
HP(103C 185E) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.882.2.3000
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
6.46% Terrible
Lighting 8.3
Reflection 8.23
Parallax 6.53
7% 7.69 fps
MRender 7.62
Gravity 5.37
Splatting 8.17
6% 7.05 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.46%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 210 204 200 200 211 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 388
Write 179
Mixed 334
SusWrite 212
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 44.5
4K Mixed 27.5
95% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 209
183% 270 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
50.3% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16.6
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 50.3%
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 2,438 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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