HP EliteBook 8730w

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 48.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.26% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive34.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP EliteBook 8730w  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 30EC
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 20 '17 at 07:33
Run Duration96 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Extreme Q9300-$172
Intel(R) Genuine processor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
48.9% Average
Memory 73.3
1-Core 36.4
2-Core 71.2
41% 60.3 Pts
4-Core 144
8-Core 145
19% 145 Pts
64-Core 129
8% 129 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 3700M
HP(103C 0539) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
6.26% Terrible
Lighting 8.57
Reflection 7.77
Parallax 3.31
7% 6.55 fps
MRender 6.76
Gravity 6.33
Splatting 5.09
5% 6.06 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.26%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Triactor 480GB-$150
356GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1126A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
34.6% Below average
Read 196
Write 98.8
Mixed 105
29% 133 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 22
4K Mixed 11.7
66% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 32.5
DQ Write 32.3
DQ Mixed 12.9
15% 25.9 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.7% Very poor
MC Read 6.6
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 5.2
16% 5.7 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 5.5
16% 5.57 GB/s
Latency 94.1
42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 8730w Builds (Compare 40 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8730w

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 34% - Below average Total price: $230
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