HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
Graphics3.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive52.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 358E
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110913
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 10 '17 at 08:19
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-3500M APU-$60
Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
34.7% Below average
Memory 52.6
1-Core 27.6
2-Core 50.3
30% 43.5 Pts
4-Core 99.1
8-Core 101
13% 100 Pts
64-Core 102
6% 102 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6620G
HP(103C 358E) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.0
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
3.27% Terrible
Lighting 4.1
Reflection 4.62
Parallax 3.47
3% 4.06 fps
MRender 3.81
Gravity 2.93
Splatting 4.43
3% 3.73 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.27%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 495
Write 319
Mixed 331
84% 382 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 11.1
4K Mixed 6.49
31% 9.49 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 59.1
DQ Mixed 43.3
44% 74.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.6% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 10.9
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 6.6
16% 5.73 GB/s
Latency 151
26% 151 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 58%

 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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