HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.77% 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.
Memory4GB 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. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1658
Memory1.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111005
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMay 20 '21 at 01:15
Run Duration182 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2430M-$53
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
50.7% Above average
Memory 82.8
1-Core 47.9
2-Core 111
51% 80.7 Pts
4-Core 108
8-Core 129
15% 119 Pts
64-Core 158
10% 158 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
HP(103C 1658) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
0.77% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 2.3
Parallax 1.5
0% 1.3 fps
MRender 2.6
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 2.6
2% 2.57 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.77%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 49 53 54 57 56 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
33.7% Below average
Read 62.6
Write 67.4
Mixed 44.9
SusWrite 54.8
42% 57.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 43%
USB DISK 3.0 126GB
42GB free, PID 6300
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Write 0.2
0% 0.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Mixed 0
1% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 27%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT125S6BFR8C-G7 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
40.4% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 13
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 9.2
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 40%

 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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