HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 37.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.62% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1441
Memory1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130225
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJan 26 '18 at 20:54
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II P840 Triple-Core
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 1.9 GHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
37.2% Below average
Memory 60.7
1-Core 26.2
2-Core 55.9
32% 47.6 Pts
4-Core 82
8-Core 79.5
11% 80.8 Pts
64-Core 78.5
5% 78.5 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
HP(103C 1441) 320MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.62% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 1.31
Parallax 0.44
0% 0.8 fps
MRender 1.05
Gravity 0.27
Splatting 1.39
1% 0.9 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.62%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$60
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
38.8% Below average
Read 65.8
Write 68.9
Mixed 42.6
44% 59.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.37
104% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 58%
Lexar JumpDrive 256GB
237GB free, PID a20a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
10% Very poor
Read 29.3
Write 23.3
Mixed 18
29% 23.5 MB/s
4K Read 2.87
4K Write 0.002
4K Mixed 0.01
11% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5773CHS-CH9 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 1066 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
25.6% Poor
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 9.4
26% 9.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 6.4
16% 5.7 GB/s
Latency 125
32% 125 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 48%

 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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