HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 45.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive41.2% 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 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.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 163C
Memory3.4 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 05 '22 at 20:21
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 480
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
45.7% Average
Memory 65.8
1-Core 71.6
2-Core 122
52% 86.5 Pts
4-Core 151
8-Core 146
20% 149 Pts
64-Core 147
9% 147 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6550
HP(103C 163C) 1GB
Driver: atiu9p64.dll Ver. 8.771.1.0
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
4.28% Terrible
Lighting 5.3
Reflection 6.4
Parallax 4.7
4% 5.47 fps
MRender 5.8
Gravity 4
Splatting 5.5
4% 5.1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.28%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
S100-spc120 120GB 120GB
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 181 186 177 185 180 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41.2% Average
Read 215
Write 187
Mixed 188
SusWrite 182
43% 193 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 20.1
4K Mixed 13.1
50% 15.9 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 34.5
56% 107 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55
698GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 49 50 50 51 50 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 94.3
Write 86.2
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 47
52% 70.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JSF25664HZ-1G4D1 16JSF51264HZ-1G4D1 6GB
1067, 1067 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.5% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 7.8
21% 7.47 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 6.6
18% 6.37 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 47%

 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 2,438 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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