HP EliteBook 2540p

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive17.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP EliteBook 2540p  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 7008
Memory1.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140708
Uptime9.1 Days
Run DateMar 25 '17 at 11:22
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 L 640
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
40% Average
Memory 61.4
1-Core 61.2
2-Core 93.6
45% 72.1 Pts
4-Core 105
8-Core 135
15% 120 Pts
64-Core 126
8% 126 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 40%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 7008) 3.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2413
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.61% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 0.88
Parallax 0.72
0% 0.7 fps
MRender 0.76
Gravity 1.33
Splatting 1.48
1% 1.19 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.61%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MMCRE28G8MXP-0VBL1 128GB
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VBM1EL1Q Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Read 119
Write 36.2
Mixed 61.7
16% 72.2 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 8.34
4K Mixed 6.02
34% 9.57 MB/s
DQ Read 11.7
DQ Write 7.25
DQ Mixed 1.12
3% 6.67 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.2% Poor
MC Read 7.5
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 9.1
22% 7.7 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 5.6
15% 5.2 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical EliteBook 2540p Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 2540p

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