HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 24.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.38% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive35.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 58% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 163C
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101021
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 03 '22 at 19:36
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User KWT-User
Background CPU 45%
CPU Throttled 58%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 480
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
24.7% Poor
Memory 44.6
1-Core 64.3
2-Core 93.7
40% 67.5 Pts
4-Core 27.7
8-Core 149
9% 88.4 Pts
64-Core 29.7
2% 29.7 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 24.7%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 163C) 3.8GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.38% Terrible
Lighting 0.4
Reflection 1.2
Parallax 0.5
0% 0.7 fps
MRender 1.1
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.5
0% 0.63 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.38%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 16 192 30 114 3.7 MB/s
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
35.8% Below average
Read 212
Write 197
Mixed 196
SusWrite 82.9
38% 172 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 29.2
4K Mixed 10.9
56% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 27.8
49% 94.5 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 8GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
22% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 10
23% 8.17 GB/s
SC Read 2.2
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 5.5
12% 4.17 GB/s
Latency 182
22% 182 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22%
Great: 51%

 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 2,435 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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