HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 41.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.56% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3658
Memory2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100423
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '20 at 20:39
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 330
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
41.3% Average
Memory 62.6
1-Core 46.5
2-Core 79.1
40% 62.7 Pts
4-Core 118
8-Core 118
16% 118 Pts
64-Core 101
6% 101 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 3658) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2993
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.56% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 0.92
Parallax 0.66
0% 0.75 fps
MRender 1.05
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 0.65
1% 0.73 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.56%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545050A7E6800 500GB
406GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GG2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 78 77 72 84 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 86.3
Write 86.9
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 76.7
52% 70.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 54%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB
63GB free, PID a00a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 23 22 22 23 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
12.9% Very poor
Read 29.5
Write 24.4
Mixed 18.9
SusWrite 22.3
31% 23.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.9%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT125S6BFR8C-H9 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
24.3% Poor
MC Read 8
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 10.5
24% 8.47 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 6
16% 5.63 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 24.3%
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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