HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
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.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardQuanta 30D2
Memory0.8 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 02 '20 at 16:08
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T7300-$90
U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
39% Below average
Memory 70.9
1-Core 24.8
2-Core 43.9
34% 46.5 Pts
4-Core 45.1
8-Core 44.2
6% 44.7 Pts
64-Core 43.7
3% 43.7 Pts
Poor: 19%
This bench: 39%
Great: 39%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS
HP(103C 30CC) 128MB
Ram: 128MB, Driver: 341.44
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.71% Terrible
Lighting 0.7
Reflection 1.5
Parallax 0.28
1% 0.83 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 0.13
Splatting 1.39
1% 1.17 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.71%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 154 191 199 179 150 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
57.2% Above average
Read 223
Write 152
Mixed 177
SusWrite 182
41% 184 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 50
4K Mixed 28.5
101% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 138
103% 136 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x1GB
2 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
9.59% Terrible
MC Read 1.9
MC Write 2.6
MC Mixed 2.2
6% 2.23 GB/s
SC Read 4.2
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 2.1
9% 3.2 GB/s
Latency 99.2
40% 99.2 ns
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.59%
Great: 20%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 18 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC

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