HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.72% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 70% 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 181E
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120619
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 29 '17 at 16:29
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU 33%
CPU Throttled 70%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3632QM
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
46.9% Average
Memory 70.1
1-Core 39.7
2-Core 75.5
41% 61.8 Pts
4-Core 130
8-Core 186
20% 158 Pts
64-Core 188
12% 188 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 181B) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.2857
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.72% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 6.69
Parallax 2.91
3% 4.53 fps
MRender 5.86
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.87
5% 5.36 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.72%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125
614GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JA2O Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
48.2% Average
Read 96.5
Write 71.7
Mixed 74.5
61% 80.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.22
4K Write 0.83
4K Mixed 0.09
34% 0.38 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905428-095.D00LF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
48.5% Average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.9
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 9.1
25% 8.67 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 57%

 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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