HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.17% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 181E
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130422
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateAug 28 '17 at 04:38
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3210M-$52
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
43.7% Average
Memory 64.7
1-Core 31
2-Core 55
35% 50.2 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 175
19% 151 Pts
64-Core 195
12% 195 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 181B) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3958
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
2.17% Terrible
Lighting 2.4
Reflection 6.65
Parallax 1.62
2% 3.56 fps
MRender 3.14
Gravity 1.33
Splatting 4.52
3% 3 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.17%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
50.3% Above average
Read 90.1
Write 85.4
Mixed 88.3
66% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.07
4K Write 0.87
4K Mixed 0.1
31% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6MFR8C-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
44.6% Average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 17.1
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 7.6
22% 7.63 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 57%

 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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