HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
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 181B
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120907
Uptime11.7 Days
Run DateNov 09 '17 at 13:10
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3610QM-$300
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Memory 86.9
1-Core 89.1
2-Core 163
68% 113 Pts
4-Core 307
8-Core 432
46% 370 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 181B) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.72% Terrible
Lighting 4.07
Reflection 5.77
Parallax 2.78
3% 4.21 fps
MRender 5.71
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.7
4% 5.23 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.72%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
38.3% Below average
Read 67
Write 66.1
Mixed 58.8
48% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.23
76% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
57.6% Above average
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 18.1
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 57.6%
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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