HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
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 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 34.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive33.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1807
Memory7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '20 at 11:56
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-3430MX APU
Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
34.7% Below average
Memory 46.1
1-Core 36.9
2-Core 72.3
32% 51.8 Pts
4-Core 136
8-Core 138
18% 137 Pts
64-Core 140
9% 140 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6520G
HP(103C 1860) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.0
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
2.34% Terrible
Lighting 2.8
Reflection 3.4
Parallax 2.6
2% 2.93 fps
MRender 3.5
Gravity 2.1
Splatting 3.3
2% 2.97 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.34%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 114 123 123 122 125 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
33.9% Below average
Read 238
Write 128
Mixed 122
SusWrite 130
34% 154 MB/s
4K Read 12.3
4K Write 17.9
4K Mixed 13.8
46% 14.7 MB/s
DQ Read 48.6
DQ Write 47.2
DQ Mixed 38.4
32% 44.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 85%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52
109GB free
Firmware: JE4OA50A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 54 55 53 57 59 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
30.4% Below average
Read 51.3
Write 50.6
Mixed 21.3
SusWrite 54.8
32% 44.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.3
51% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 12GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
17.7% Very poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 5.1
17% 6.03 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 5.2
14% 5.07 GB/s
Latency 176
23% 176 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 17.7%
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 2,436 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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