HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 164B
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110913
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 30 '21 at 02:30
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II P960
Socket S1G4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
48.4% Average
Memory 79.8
1-Core 25.3
2-Core 50
38% 51.7 Pts
4-Core 104
8-Core 94.5
13% 99.1 Pts
64-Core 86.9
5% 86.9 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 40%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6630M
HP(103C 164B) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.801.1.2000
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
4.77% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 6.6
Parallax 5.3
5% 6 fps
MRender 5.9
Gravity 4.8
Splatting 5.4
4% 5.37 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.77%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52
643GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JE4OA50A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 3.9 5.5 2.9 10 21 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 8GB
1066, 1066 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.4% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 7.2
21% 7.4 GB/s
SC Read 3.6
SC Write 4.2
SC Mixed 4.9
12% 4.23 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.4%
Great: 50%

 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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