HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 18%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 22.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive16.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory3GB 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. 3GB 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 144A
Memory0.9 GB free of 3 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 11 '23 at 10:31
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User LBN-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 460-$130
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
22.5% Poor
Memory 38.5
1-Core 20.8
2-Core 43.5
22% 34.3 Pts
4-Core 39
8-Core 44
5% 41.5 Pts
64-Core 48.8
3% 48.8 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 144A) 1.2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.36% Terrible
Lighting 0.4
Reflection 0.9
Parallax 0.5
0% 0.6 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.4
0% 0.57 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.36%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-c100 240G 240GB
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.25.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 64 117 152 168 152 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
16.9% Very poor
Read 67.1
Write 120
Mixed 136
SusWrite 124
26% 112 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 7.1
4K Mixed 4.5
22% 6.67 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 16.9%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5773DH0-CH9 M471B2873FHS-CH9 3GB
1067, 1067 MHz
2048, 1024 MB
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
12.8% Very poor
MC Read 4.1
MC Write 4.7
MC Mixed 4.8
13% 4.53 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 3.1
SC Mixed 1.3
7% 2.53 GB/s
Latency 210
19% 210 ns
Poor: 9%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 40%

 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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