HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 18.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics1.06% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 50% 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.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1808
Memory8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 16 '16 at 21:16
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 100%
CPU Throttled 50%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A4-3305M APU
Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
18.7% Very poor
Memory 34.7
1-Core 8.7
2-Core 18.2
16% 20.5 Pts
4-Core 16.6
8-Core 19.4
2% 18 Pts
64-Core 19.4
1% 19.4 Pts
Poor: 19%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 39%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6480G
HP(103C 358E) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2001.0
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
1.06% Terrible
Lighting 1.13
Reflection 1.58
Parallax 0.91
1% 1.21 fps
MRender 1.86
Gravity 0.7
Splatting 2.09
1% 1.55 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.06%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22
120GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
39.6% Below average
Read 75.9
Write 62
Mixed 67.8
52% 68.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.22
71% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 61%
Samsung HM641JI 640GB-$50
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
25.6% Poor
Read 46.7
Write 42.7
Mixed 40.5
32% 43.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.25
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.14
33% 0.26 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR16D3LS1KFG/8G 99U5428-040.A01LF 12GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
8.62% Terrible
MC Read 3.2
MC Write 2
MC Mixed 3.5
8% 2.9 GB/s
SC Read 2
SC Write 1.6
SC Mixed 1.3
5% 1.63 GB/s
Latency 228
18% 228 ns
Poor: 9%
This bench: 8.62%
Great: 48%

 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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