HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 19.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics0.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 144A
Memory0.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100805
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 26 '23 at 19:55
Run Duration234 Seconds
Run User MAR-User
Background CPU 63%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 370-$167
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
19.6% Very poor
Memory 23.1
1-Core 40.4
2-Core 67
24% 43.5 Pts
4-Core 94.1
8-Core 89.8
12% 91.9 Pts
64-Core 46.3
3% 46.3 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 19.6%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 144A) 1.8GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.73% Terrible
Lighting 0.9
Reflection 1.5
Parallax 0.7
1% 1.03 fps
MRender 1.3
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 0.7
1% 0.93 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.73%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST9320325AS 320GB-$34
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0003SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.8 8.3 7.4 8 9.2 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 1.7
Write 5.7
Mixed 5
SusWrite 7.3
4% 4.93 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Mixed 0
6% 0.05 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 39%
Generic- Multi-Card 8GB
1GB free, PID 0159
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4.7 4.3 4 4.5 3.9 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
19.8% Very poor
Read 104
Write 6.5
Mixed 9.9
SusWrite 4.2
26% 31.2 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
60% 5.37 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT2GC64B8HC0NS-CG Hynix HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 4GB
1067, 1067 MHz
2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
16.2% Very poor
MC Read 5.8
MC Write 5.8
MC Mixed 6.6
17% 6.07 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 4
SC Mixed 2.6
9% 3.27 GB/s
Latency 299
13% 299 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.2%
Great: 30%

 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 2,436 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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