HP EliteBook 8740w

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.84% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
SystemHP EliteBook 8740w  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1520
Memory2.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120613
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateDec 08 '17 at 11:26
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 M 620
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
46.9% Average
Memory 64.4
1-Core 81.1
2-Core 143
56% 96.3 Pts
4-Core 172
8-Core 172
23% 172 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 2800M
HP(103C 1520) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.95
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
5.84% Terrible
Lighting 7.7
Reflection 8.54
Parallax 2.47
6% 6.24 fps
MRender 7.38
Gravity 5.67
Splatting 5.52
5% 6.19 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.84%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
35.3% Below average
Read 66.1
Write 56.7
Mixed 17
34% 46.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.31
76% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21.4% Poor
MC Read 6.8
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 7
20% 6.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 7.2
20% 6.87 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 21.4%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 8740w Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8740w

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Above average Total price: $245
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