HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	26.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1657
Memory	1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111005
Uptime	9.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 19:42
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	82%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199 39,605 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Memory 74.6 1-Core 53 2-Core 82 46% 69.9 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 210 23% 184 Pts	64-Core 250 16% 250 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? HP(103C 1657) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.75% Terrible	Lighting 1.97 Reflection 0.85 Parallax 1.34 2% 1.39 fps	MRender 2.9 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 3.17 2% 2.39 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.75% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 160GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV102HA SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 55 45 52 44 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 148 Write 99.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 43.2 18% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 19.9 4K Mixed 9.3 42% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 79.3 DQ Mixed 33.6 47% 88.7 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 46%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28 4,213 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 24GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 5.8 6 6.5 7.3 8.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 25 Write 11.7 Mixed 19 SusWrite 6.6 19% 15.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3.8 223% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 93%
VendorCo ProductCode 0GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9.7 Write 5.2 Mixed 6.5 8% 7.13 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 26% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 5%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 275GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.4 8.3 8.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	9.07% Terrible	Read 23.5 Write 17.5 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 8.5 21% 16.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 9.07% Great: 49%
Maxtor 6 L100P0 100GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 93GB free, PID 3100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 25 Write 21 Mixed 20 SusWrite 8.7 24% 18.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.5 128% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 20%
WD My Book 320GB 367 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 16GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.5 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 25.8 Write 21 Mixed 20.3 SusWrite 8.7 24% 18.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 22%
WD 2500JS External 250GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 82GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.2 2 1.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	3.41% Terrible	Read 7 Write 2.3 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 1.9 5% 3.85 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 40% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 3.41% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ41UF8BCS0-DJ-F 2x4GB 3,512 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	40.2% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 13.7 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 8.8 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 91.2 44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 51%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	337x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	256x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	183x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	840x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	384x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	186x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	43x
MX500 500GBCrucial $44Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	40x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	111x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	82x
M471B5673EH1-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 27%, 1,322 samples	70x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16