HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 46.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	25.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 163C
Memory	3.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111107
Uptime	10 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '20 at 21:53
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	EGY-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 M 480 16,023 User benchmarks, average bench 41% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	46.6% Average	Memory 64.5 1-Core 73.6 2-Core 122 52% 86.8 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 177 23% 172 Pts	64-Core 173 11% 173 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 163C) 2.8GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.92% Terrible	Lighting 1 Reflection 1.15 Parallax 0.94 1% 1.03 fps	MRender 1.52 Gravity 0.77 Splatting 1.74 1% 1.34 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.92% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 234GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 101 18 16 18 14 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	25.6% Poor	Read 197 Write 103 Mixed 101 SusWrite 58 26% 115 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 17.3 4K Mixed 11 43% 13.7 MB/s	DQ Read 24.4 DQ Write 25.2 DQ Mixed 21 17% 23.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 102%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 182GB free Firmware: AX001A SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 84 80 82 84 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 89.8 Write 90.6 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 82.5 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 6GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1067, 1067 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.4% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 9 23% 7.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 6.4 18% 6.2 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 46%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	337x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	256x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	183x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	840x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	384x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	185x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	43x
MX500 500GBCrucial $44Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	40x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	111x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	82x
M471B5673EH1-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 27%, 1,322 samples	70x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16