HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 35.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics4.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive42.8% 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 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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1594
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110726
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 26 '16 at 21:11
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th 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
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
35.1% Below average
Memory 58
1-Core 20.9
2-Core 38.5
28% 39.1 Pts
4-Core 68.7
8-Core 99.2
11% 83.9 Pts
64-Core 89.1
6% 89.1 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5730
HP(103C 1594) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
4.86% Terrible
Lighting 5.87
Reflection 6.73
Parallax 4.62
5% 5.74 fps
MRender 6.76
Gravity 3.93
Splatting 7.26
5% 5.99 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.86%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
42.8% Average
Read 262
Write 158
Mixed 186
45% 202 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 39.8
4K Mixed 8.37
60% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 46.7
56% 97.6 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5469-052.A00LF Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
34% Below average
MC Read 13
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 12.9
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 4.5
SC Write 3.6
SC Mixed 4.1
12% 4.07 GB/s
Latency 134
30% 134 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34%
Great: 57%

 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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