HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 53.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.59% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 17FA
Memory9.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '18 at 16:48
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2450M-$225
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
53.1% Above average
Memory 74.3
1-Core 72.2
2-Core 122
55% 89.7 Pts
4-Core 189
8-Core 180
25% 184 Pts
64-Core 187
12% 187 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6700M
HP(103C 185E) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.100.0.0
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.59% Terrible
Lighting 4.1
Reflection 4.23
Parallax 3.47
3% 3.93 fps
MRender 4.71
Gravity 3.13
Splatting 6.48
4% 4.78 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.59%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JE4OA50A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
49.5% Average
Read 91.6
Write 81.1
Mixed 79.8
63% 84.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.11
4K Mixed 0.17
57% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 12GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36% Below average
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 11.9
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 10.6
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 91.9
44% 91.9 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36%
Great: 56%

 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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