HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive38.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120301
Uptime7.8 Days
Run DateJun 22 '19 at 15:58
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 (97th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 88.4
2-Core 172
67% 114 Pts
4-Core 321
8-Core 434
48% 377 Pts
64-Core 430
27% 430 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 181B) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.73% Terrible
Lighting 4.1
Reflection 5.77
Parallax 2.88
3% 4.25 fps
MRender 5.57
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.74
4% 5.19 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.73%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0105A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 123 52 9.5 52 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
38.7% Below average
Read 446
Write 383
Mixed 16
SusWrite 88.9
51% 233 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 8.1
4K Mixed 0.3
35% 9.43 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 78.4
DQ Mixed 1.2
38% 93.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 100%
Hitachi HTS547564A9E384 640GB
383GB free
Firmware: JEDOA50A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 46 48 48 47 48 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
38.5% Below average
Read 86.8
Write 79.7
Mixed 42
SusWrite 47.2
47% 63.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
56.2% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 17.7
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 16.1
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 56%

 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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