HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 47.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive73.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3581
Memory6.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110720
Uptime13.6 Days
Run DateJun 30 '18 at 15:55
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2410M-$160
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
47.8% Average
Memory 71.8
1-Core 61.3
2-Core 102
49% 78.3 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 143
19% 141 Pts
64-Core 175
11% 175 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
HP(103C 3581) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
2.01% Terrible
Lighting 2.2
Reflection 3.31
Parallax 1.5
2% 2.34 fps
MRender 3.05
Gravity 1.23
Splatting 4.17
2% 2.82 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.01%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 216 180 169 158 140 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 395
Write 273
Mixed 358
SusWrite 205
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 53.8
4K Mixed 29.7
103% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 306
229% 308 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 134%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16
340GB free
Firmware: 0005HPM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 67 66 67 65 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
37.7% Below average
Read 65.8
Write 52.7
Mixed 31
SusWrite 65.7
39% 53.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ41UF8BCS0-DJ-F Adata 12GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.7% Below average
MC Read 11.8
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 10.9
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 9.4
26% 9.07 GB/s
Latency 97.3
41% 97.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 49%

 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 2,432 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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