HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 37.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive39% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1805
Memory2 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111005
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 30 '21 at 16:13
Run Duration193 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-3400M APU
Socket FS1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.4 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
37.9% Below average
Memory 60.6
1-Core 31.3
2-Core 48.1
33% 46.7 Pts
4-Core 90.7
8-Core 90.9
12% 90.8 Pts
64-Core 93.3
6% 93.3 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6520G
HP(103C 358B) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.0
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
1.99% Terrible
Lighting 2.4
Reflection 2.6
Parallax 2.5
2% 2.5 fps
MRender 2.2
Gravity 2.1
Splatting 3
2% 2.43 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.99%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Lexar 12 8GB SSD
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1201A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 94 119 125 123 126 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
39% Below average
Read 299
Write 167
Mixed 145
SusWrite 117
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 25.5
4K Mixed 11
45% 16 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 30.5
54% 105 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 39%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
RAMAXEL RMT3010EC58E8F1333 Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 6GB
1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.4% Very poor
MC Read 7.5
MC Write 6.2
MC Mixed 5.9
19% 6.53 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 3.6
SC Mixed 5.6
14% 4.8 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 19.4%
Great: 42%

 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 2,435 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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