HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 42.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive50.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 358D
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110913
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 07 '19 at 23:36
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-3410MX APU
Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
42.6% Average
Memory 68
1-Core 32.4
2-Core 61.5
37% 54 Pts
4-Core 102
8-Core 103
14% 102 Pts
64-Core 101
6% 101 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 43%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston V300 120G 120GB
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0831A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 265 272 268 270 263 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 314
Write 241
Mixed 164
SusWrite 268
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 10.1
4K Write 39.7
4K Mixed 9.4
48% 19.7 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 60.2
71% 123 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 58%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52
581GB free
Firmware: JE4OA50A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 89 93 93 93 93 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 92.6
Write 74.5
Mixed 43
SusWrite 92.1
55% 75.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 53%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.6% Poor
MC Read 12
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 9.5
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 7.5
19% 6.5 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 51%

 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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