HP ENVY dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 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 45%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.31% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
SystemHP ENVY dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 181B
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20160907
Uptime8.9 Days
Run DateApr 01 '18 at 16:29
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
45% Average
Memory 67.4
1-Core 33.1
2-Core 66.6
38% 55.7 Pts
4-Core 127
8-Core 168
19% 148 Pts
64-Core 171
11% 171 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 45%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 635M
HP(103C 181B) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8859
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
3.31% Terrible
Lighting 3.93
Reflection 4.77
Parallax 1.84
3% 3.52 fps
MRender 5.95
Gravity 4.37
Splatting 3.09
4% 4.47 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.31%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
822GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Read 54.5
Write 52.3
Mixed 28.8
33% 45.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.18
4K Write 0.53
4K Mixed 0.27
47% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AM1U16BC4P2-B19H 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
48.4% Average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 17
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 7.5
21% 7.47 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ENVY dv6 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 360 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP ENVY dv6 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $458
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