HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.81% 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.
Memory4GB 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. 4GB 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.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1657
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110310
Uptime7.1 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '18 at 16:44
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User QAT-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Memory 79.5
1-Core 68.7
2-Core 132
57% 93.5 Pts
4-Core 213
8-Core 245
30% 229 Pts
64-Core 254
16% 254 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
HP(103C 1657) 1.8GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
1.81% Terrible
Lighting 2
Reflection 2.88
Parallax 1.34
2% 2.08 fps
MRender 2.71
Gravity 1.1
Splatting 3.74
2% 2.52 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.81%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 500GB
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PC4OCH0A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
34% Below average
Read 66.7
Write 52.1
Mixed 60.3
45% 59.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.07
4K Write 0.08
4K Mixed 0.07
12% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 34%
Great: 58%
Sony Hard Drive 500GB
1GB free, PID 05bf
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Read 30.8
Write 25.4
Mixed 17.8
30% 24.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.24
4K Mixed 0.16
49% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JSF51264HZ-1G4D1 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
26.2% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 7.7
24% 8.23 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 7.7
24% 8.23 GB/s
Latency 81.5
49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 26.2%
Great: 29%

 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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