HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 21%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 34%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.61% 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.
Memory3GB 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. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 144C
Memory1.3 GB free of 3 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20111107
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateSep 06 '16 at 09:45
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 370-$167
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
34% Below average
Memory 52.4
1-Core 22.9
2-Core 44.1
28% 39.8 Pts
4-Core 86.9
8-Core 129
14% 108 Pts
64-Core 135
8% 135 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 34%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 144C) 1,019MB
Driver: igdumdx32.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2858
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.61% Terrible
Lighting 0.63
Reflection 0.85
Parallax 0.62
0% 0.7 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.26
1% 0.92 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.61%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725032A9A364 320GB-$55
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PC3OCH0A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
51.4% Above average
Read 86.1
Write 93
Mixed 88.5
67% 89.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.04
4K Mixed 0.31
81% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 57%
Generic- Multi-Card 32GB
6GB free, PID 0159
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
7.08% Terrible
Read 18.6
Write 17
Mixed 15.8
22% 17.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.26
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.19
14% 0.22 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.08%
Great: 14%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5773CHS-CH9 Hynix HMT112S6BFR6C-H9 3GB
1067, 1067 MHz
2048, 1024 MB
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
19.5% Very poor
MC Read 7.5
MC Write 6
MC Mixed 7.4
20% 6.97 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 3.2
SC Mixed 4.3
11% 3.97 GB/s
Latency 152
26% 152 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 19.5%
Great: 23%

 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 2,438 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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