HP Pavilion dv6500 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 (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 32.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive39.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 84% 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 dv6500 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardQuanta 30CC
Memory0.8 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100322
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateSep 12 '21 at 01:06
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User PER-User
Background CPU9%
CPU Throttled 84%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T5250-$90
U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 1.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Memory 60.7
1-Core 17
2-Core 21.6
26% 33.1 Pts
4-Core 22.7
8-Core 32.8
3% 27.8 Pts
64-Core 22.2
1% 22.2 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP S700 120GB-$30
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0704A1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 59 36 50 34 49 MB/s
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
39.1% Below average
Read 234
Write 193
Mixed 202
SusWrite 57
38% 171 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 31.9
4K Mixed 20.1
76% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 81.1
DQ Write 59.6
DQ Mixed 49
42% 63.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
9.83% Terrible
MC Read 3.5
MC Write 2.4
MC Mixed 2.7
8% 2.87 GB/s
SC Read 2.9
SC Write 2.6
SC Mixed 0.7
6% 2.07 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.83%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 18 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC

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