HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 45.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive15.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 17FD
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121023
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 16 '19 at 18:57
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 99%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2350M
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
45.8% Average
Memory 72.3
1-Core 25.6
2-Core 40.7
34% 46.2 Pts
4-Core 114
8-Core 123
16% 118 Pts
64-Core 128
8% 128 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
HP(103C 3581) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
1.94% Terrible
Lighting 2.13
Reflection 3.12
Parallax 1.44
2% 2.23 fps
MRender 2.95
Gravity 1.17
Splatting 4
2% 2.71 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.94%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 130 135 186 158 143 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
15.2% Very poor
Read 69
Write 63.3
Mixed 41.9
SusWrite 150
18% 81 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 2.6
11% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 100%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$22
561GB free
Firmware: 0005HPM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 59 59 59 59 60 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Read 53.5
Write 50.5
Mixed 33.5
SusWrite 58.6
36% 49 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ40UG8EFU0-GN-F Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.4% Below average
MC Read 14
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 13
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 4.7
15% 5.23 GB/s
Latency 96.2
42% 96.2 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 55%

 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 2,433 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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