HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 26%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 28.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics3.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory6GB 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 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 (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 70% 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.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1805
Memory2.7 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 11 '20 at 23:16
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 99%
CPU Throttled 70%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
28.6% Poor
Memory 48
1-Core 16.9
2-Core 30.1
23% 31.7 Pts
4-Core 54
8-Core 65
8% 59.5 Pts
64-Core 63.6
4% 63.6 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6620G
HP(103C 358B) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
3.27% Terrible
Lighting 4.07
Reflection 4.62
Parallax 3.72
3% 4.13 fps
MRender 4.33
Gravity 2.93
Splatting 4.3
3% 3.86 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.27%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS547564A9E384 640GB
264GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JEDO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 51 50 51 53 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
31.2% Below average
Read 57.5
Write 53.2
Mixed 37
SusWrite 51.1
37% 49.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.4
82% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 51%
hp v150w 32GB
2GB free, PID 2d40
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 7.4 8.4 8.7 9 8.2 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
7.5% Terrible
Read 18
Write 5.2
Mixed 14.8
SusWrite 7.7
14% 11.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.9
68% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.5%
Great: 10%
hp v250w 8GB
8GB free, PID ae07
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 5.1 4.8 3.2 5.5 5.3 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
3.87% Terrible
Read 17.3
Write 0.5
Mixed 4.8
SusWrite 4.6
7% 6.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
6% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.87%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 Ramaxel RMT3010EC58E8F1333 6GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
19.8% Very poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 6.5
21% 7.27 GB/s
SC Read 4.1
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 3.6
10% 3.53 GB/s
Latency 168
24% 168 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 46%

 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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