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 below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive48.6% 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 (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1807
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 06 '19 at 00:02
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-3520M APU-$60
Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
35.4% Below average
Memory 54.6
1-Core 24.7
2-Core 49.1
29% 42.8 Pts
4-Core 96.3
8-Core 97.8
13% 97.1 Pts
64-Core 96.2
6% 96.2 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 44%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB
876GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61F1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 82 85 85 84 80 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 320
Write 364
Mixed 274
SusWrite 85.4
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 34
4K Mixed 20.9
73% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 158
124% 171 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF51264HZ-1G6M1 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.7% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 10.4
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 6.4
15% 5.1 GB/s
Latency 145
28% 145 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.7%
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 2,436 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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