HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
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 44%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive17.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 163C
Memory4.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 09 '17 at 21:35
Run Duration96 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU8%

 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 (67th percentile)
44% Average
Memory 64.9
1-Core 71.2
2-Core 110
50% 81.9 Pts
4-Core 136
8-Core 135
18% 135 Pts
64-Core 134
8% 134 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 44%
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 above expectations (72nd percentile)
4.71% Terrible
Lighting 5.83
Reflection 6.54
Parallax 4.75
5% 5.71 fps
MRender 6
Gravity 4
Splatting 6.61
5% 5.54 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.71%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SNV425S 128GB
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 126a Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
17.6% Very poor
Read 190
Write 53.5
Mixed 64.5
22% 103 MB/s
4K Read 8.79
4K Write 6.66
4K Mixed 4.57
23% 6.67 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JSF51264HZ-1G4D1 8JSF25664HZ-1G4D1 6GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.6% Poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 9.4
23% 8.03 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 6.4
17% 6 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 23.6%
Great: 46%

 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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