HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.47% 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 10 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 95% 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.
Run History
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3628
Memory2.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110825
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 25 '20 at 10:23
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 25%
CPU Throttled 95%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T6600
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
34% Below average
Memory 62.2
1-Core 17.6
2-Core 33.8
28% 37.9 Pts
4-Core 37
8-Core 37.4
5% 37.2 Pts
64-Core 32.7
2% 32.7 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 34%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
HP(103C 3628) 1GB
Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.632.0.0
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.47% Terrible
Lighting 4.2
Reflection 6.3
Parallax 2.7
3% 4.4 fps
MRender 4.3
Gravity 2.9
Splatting 5.4
4% 4.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.47%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS723232L9A360 320GB
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FC4OC60D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 25 26 31 41 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
14.7% Very poor
Read 21
Write 30
Mixed 15.8
SusWrite 30.1
18% 24.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
63% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 80CE M471B5673EH1-CF8 6GB
800, 800 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
12.8% Very poor
MC Read 4.3
MC Write 3.4
MC Mixed 3.8
11% 3.83 GB/s
SC Read 3.4
SC Write 3.5
SC Mixed 3.7
10% 3.53 GB/s
Latency 121
33% 121 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 36%

 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 2,439 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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