HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 29%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
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 28.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics2.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive49.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 87% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3659
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 23 '19 at 06:48
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 71%
CPU Throttled 87%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 330
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
28.4% Poor
Memory 44.9
1-Core 25.9
2-Core 41.6
26% 37.5 Pts
4-Core 69.4
8-Core 76
10% 72.7 Pts
64-Core 78.8
5% 78.8 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
HP(103C 3659) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
2.51% Terrible
Lighting 2.83
Reflection 4.23
Parallax 1.12
2% 2.73 fps
MRender 5.67
Gravity 2.03
Splatting 3.22
3% 3.64 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.51%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X01c62
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 175 187 191 200 MB/s
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49.3% Average
Read 209
Write 194
Mixed 177
SusWrite 185
43% 191 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 36.6
4K Mixed 23.1
74% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 167
120% 150 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JSF51264HZ-1G4D1 Elpida EBJ41UF8BCS0-DJ-F 8GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
17.9% Very poor
MC Read 6.2
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 7.2
18% 6.43 GB/s
SC Read 3.9
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 4
11% 3.73 GB/s
Latency 181
22% 181 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 17.9%
Great: 52%

 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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