HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.96% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 90% 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 17F9
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111026
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 04 '20 at 22:58
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User MAR-User
Background CPU8%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2670QM-$200
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
45.9% Average
Memory 70.9
1-Core 52.5
2-Core 96
46% 73.1 Pts
4-Core 115
8-Core 250
21% 182 Pts
64-Core 256
16% 256 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 67%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
HP(103C 185D) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
1.96% Terrible
Lighting 2.5
Reflection 3.6
Parallax 2.4
2% 2.83 fps
MRender 2.3
Gravity 2
Splatting 2.3
2% 2.2 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.96%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55
286GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 48 34 49 48 53 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Read 61.8
Write 50.7
Mixed 35.2
SusWrite 44.8
35% 48.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
88% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-YK0 Micron 16JSF51264HZ-1G4D1 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
45.3% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 15.6
48% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 9.1
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 99.2
40% 99.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 50%

 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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