HP ENVY dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

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System	HP ENVY dv6 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 181B
Memory	6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8
BIOS Date	20160907
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '16 at 07:14
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420 65,927 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 92.9 2-Core 182 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 330 8-Core 450 49% 390 Pts	64-Core 450 28% 450 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 181B) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.2857 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.78% Terrible	Lighting 4.13 Reflection 5.42 Parallax 2.91 3% 4.15 fps	MRender 5.81 Gravity 2.33 Splatting 7.83 5% 5.32 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.78% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 109 109 26153745 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -64518998701630 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2113 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 655 (B1) Unknown 0 0 4 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 26153745 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 26153745 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 26153745 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 15272 (EA) Unknown 0 0 11438 (F1) Unknown 0 0 11438 (F2) Unknown 0 0 12263	54.2% Above average	Read 472 Write 110 Mixed 159 53% 247 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 48.4 4K Mixed 10.2 76% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 40.6 60% 114 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 82%
WD My Passport 0741 2TB 1,643 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0741 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 91.5 Write 101 Mixed 78.2 116% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.18 67% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CK0 2x4GB 5,165 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	54.6% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.7 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 18.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 58%

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Workstation 7%

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System: HP ENVY dv6 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	300x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	22x
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	18x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	281x
GeForce GT 635MNvidiaBench 3%, 3,113 samples	27x
GeForce GT 630MNvidiaBench 3%, 7,774 samples	22x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
MX500 1TBCrucial $88Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	10x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x

RAM
EBJ81UG8BBU0-GN-F 2x8GBElpidaBench 51%, 682 samples	26x
M471B1G73BH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 51%, 1,849 samples	18x
AM1U16BC4P2-B19H 2x4GBAdataBench 46%, 2,021 samples	18x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $458

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16