HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 55.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1657
Memory	1.4 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111005
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '19 at 10:50
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199 39,605 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Memory 80.3 1-Core 52 2-Core 105 50% 79.1 Pts	4-Core 167 8-Core 243 26% 205 Pts	64-Core 252 16% 252 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) 209,058 User benchmarks, average bench 2% HP(103C 1657) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.83% Terrible	Lighting 1.97 Reflection 2.92 Parallax 1.38 2% 2.09 fps	MRender 2.95 Gravity 1.13 Splatting 3.83 2% 2.64 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.83% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 119 72 105 95 66 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.9% Average	Read 192 Write 151 Mixed 118 SusWrite 101 31% 141 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 27.2 4K Mixed 20.3 65% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 21.7 57% 122 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 100%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 134GB free Firmware: JE4OA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 87 90 92 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 93.7 Write 88.2 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 90.7 57% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 Micron 16JSF51264HZ-1G4D1 6GB 167 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.3% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 12 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 10.9 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 47%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	337x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	256x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	181x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	840x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	384x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	183x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	91x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	43x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	40x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	111x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	82x
M471B5673EH1-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 27%, 1,322 samples	70x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16