HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.36% 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 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.
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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemHP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 3396
Memory2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120507
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 04 '21 at 16:18
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 99.4
2-Core 198
72% 127 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 388
50% 377 Pts
64-Core 387
24% 387 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
Sapphire(174B E263) 2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
5.36% Terrible
Lighting 6.6
Reflection 11.6
Parallax 9.1
5% 9.1 fps
MRender 6.9
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 6.2
5% 6.53 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.36%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.03B03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 47 63 65 62 54 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 91.2
Write 85.2
Mixed 40.2
SusWrite 56.7
50% 68.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
103% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 69%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
805GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 111 115 118 116 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 113
Write 111
Mixed 55.2
SusWrite 115
72% 98.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 74%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
643GB free
Firmware: 1AA01112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 89 82 90 96 80 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 97.8
Write 47.7
Mixed 56.2
SusWrite 89.2
54% 72.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 62%
SV SAFE 1TB
137GB free, PID 020a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 34 38 37 37 36 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
17.7% Very poor
Read 38.4
Write 35.4
Mixed 30.8
SusWrite 36.5
48% 35.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT125U6TFR8C-H9 Elpida EBJ41UF8BDW0-GN-F HMT125U6TFR8C-H9 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
36.4% Below average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 12.8
MC Mixed 10.8
35% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 9.9
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 36%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Compaq Elite 8300 CMT Builds (Compare 2,759 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT

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