HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 29.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive42.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1440
Memory4.1 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 11 '21 at 13:44
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II P920 Quad-Core
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
29.9% Poor
Memory 43.9
1-Core 23.1
2-Core 47
25% 38 Pts
4-Core 93.5
8-Core 93.8
13% 93.7 Pts
64-Core 92.5
6% 92.5 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 38%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR041
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 176 186 179 166 166 MB/s
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
42.6% Average
Read 207
Write 188
Mixed 191
SusWrite 169
42% 189 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 45.1
4K Mixed 12.3
59% 23.4 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 1
40% 95.5 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 M471B5673FH0-CH9 6GB
1066, 1066 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
19.3% Very poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 5.4
MC Mixed 6.9
19% 6.73 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 5.3
15% 5.2 GB/s
Latency 185
22% 185 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 19.3%
Great: 48%

 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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