HP Pavilion dv6
laptop
2010
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~5h
⚖️ 3.18 kg
⚖️ CPU-bound
LB Score
13
out of 100
Fit for you
23/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_value
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
0
Core i5-540M
GPU
1
GeForce GT 230M
RAM max
16 GB
DDR3
Battery
50 Wh ~
~5h
Price
$137
market
Age
16 years
2010
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 13/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Value (0).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (100)
⚠ Weaknesses
Value (0)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $137, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $1.6/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $137 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $0.5/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$51/year (6%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
13
CPU score
0
Basic tier
GPU score
1
Office tier
RAM max
16 GB
Comfort
Weight
3.18 kg
Desktop replacement
Battery
50 Wh
Standard
Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.
Full specifications
- Brand
- HP
- Series
- Pavilion
- Type
- Laptop
- Release year
- 2010≈
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1366x768
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 540M
- Graphics
- GeForce GT 230M
- RAM (max)
- 16 GB DDR3
- Storage interface
- non-NVMe
- Weight
- 3.18 kg
- Ports
- 8
- Battery
- 50 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 3 variants across 3 categories
⚙ Processors (1)
Intel Core i5 540M
🎮 Graphics (1)
GeForce GT 230M
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 5500
Performance metrics
Performance
5
Portability
20
Light office
17
Gaming
27
Creative
37
Energy efficiency
22
Connectivity
100
Value
0
Color accuracy
—
Processors (1)
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | FPS (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Dota 2 | 10 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4 | ✗ Low |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2 | ✗ Low |
| Fortnite | 2 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1 | ✗ Low |
💡 11 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
1%
RAM
200%
Grand Theft Auto V
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
11%
RAM
400%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Minecraft
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
5%
RAM
400%
Fortnite
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
3%
RAM
200%
Valorant
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
11%
RAM
400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
267%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
1%
RAM
133%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
1%
RAM
267%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
100%
Dota 2
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
11%
RAM
400%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
1%
RAM
100%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
League of Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
11%
RAM
800%
Sims 4
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
11%
RAM
400%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
1%
RAM
200%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 4
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
3%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Overwatch
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
11%
RAM
400%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
1%
RAM
200%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Doom Eternal
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
3%
RAM
200%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
3%
RAM
267%
Hitman 3
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
3%
RAM
200%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
267%
Anno 1800
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
3%
RAM
200%
Rainbow Six Siege
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
5%
RAM
267%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Gears Tactics
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
4%
RAM
200%
Hunt Showdown
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
3%
RAM
267%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
1%
RAM
200%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
3%
RAM
267%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
133%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
1%
RAM
100%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
1%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
1%
RAM
200%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
1%
RAM
100%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
100%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
1%
RAM
100%
Diablo 4
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
3%
RAM
200%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
3%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
1%
RAM
200%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
1%
RAM
200%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
1%
RAM
133%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
5%
RAM
400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
3%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
3%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
1%
RAM
200%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
2%
RAM
200%
Civilization 6
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
5%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✗ Weak
CPU
0%
GPU
4%
RAM
200%
🔗 Same series
4 models in the series.
≅ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
≈ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.
Series review
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