HP EliteBook 8530w

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 26%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 21.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive40.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP EliteBook 8530w  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 30E7
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090911
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 22 '17 at 17:34
Run Duration392 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T9600-$170
Intel(R) Genuine processor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 0.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
21.9% Poor
Memory 41.3
1-Core 35.5
2-Core 16.4
24% 31.1 Pts
4-Core 16.3
8-Core 19.9
2% 18.1 Pts
64-Core 18.4
1% 18.4 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 770M
HP(103C 30E7) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
1.78% Terrible
Lighting 1.97
Reflection 3.42
Parallax 0.47
2% 1.95 fps
MRender 3.9
Gravity 1.43
Splatting 2.52
2% 2.62 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.78%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2316RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
40.2% Average
Read 259
Write 227
Mixed 236
54% 241 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 18.7
4K Mixed 11.7
47% 15 MB/s
DQ Read 46.2
DQ Write 31
DQ Mixed 30.7
25% 36 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 99%
Ricoh SD Disk Device 1GB
0GB free
Firmware: 01
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
2% Terrible
Read 1.14
Write 5.23
Mixed 2.03
2% 2.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.86
4K Write 0.04
4K Mixed 0.04
83% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
7.52% Terrible
MC Read 2.9
MC Write 2.2
MC Mixed 2.2
7% 2.43 GB/s
SC Read 0.5
SC Write 1.9
SC Mixed 0.8
3% 1.07 GB/s
Latency 196
20% 196 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 7.52%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 8530w Builds (Compare 48 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8530w

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 39% - Below average Total price: $222
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