HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 37.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 58% 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
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 13 '20 at 02:37
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU 21%
CPU Throttled 58%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 Q 720-$220
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 0.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
37.2% Below average
Memory 63.1
1-Core 23.2
2-Core 42.6
31% 43 Pts
4-Core 63.3
8-Core 115
11% 89.2 Pts
64-Core 113
7% 113 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 320M
HP(103C 3659) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1% Terrible
Lighting 1.07
Reflection 1.73
Parallax 0.41
1% 1.07 fps
MRender 2.48
Gravity 0.77
Splatting 1.48
1% 1.57 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 41 21 43 54 56 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
31% Below average
Read 63.2
Write 57.4
Mixed 44.3
SusWrite 44.4
39% 52.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 31%
Great: 47%
Generic SD Card 32GB
28GB free
Firmware: 0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 5 5.9 6 6 5.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
4.62% Terrible
Read 9.2
Write 8
Mixed 2.3
SusWrite 5.5
4% 6.25 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.62%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 CT102464BF160B.M16 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
34.8% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 13.4
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 6.8
17% 5.9 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 57%

 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 2,433 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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