HP EliteBook 8740w

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.36% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP EliteBook 8740w  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1520
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101125
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '18 at 19:53
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 Q 740-$190
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.75 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Memory 86.4
1-Core 44.8
2-Core 88.8
49% 73.3 Pts
4-Core 157
8-Core 181
22% 169 Pts
64-Core 203
12% 203 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 3800M
HP(103C 1520) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
7.36% Terrible
Lighting 10
Reflection 9.35
Parallax 3.5
8% 7.63 fps
MRender 7.86
Gravity 7.43
Splatting 6.22
6% 7.17 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.36%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK3261GSYN 320GB-$72
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MH000C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 77.7
Write 82.4
Mixed 74.4
59% 78.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.08
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.13
33% 0.34 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.5% Below average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 13.1
39% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 9.9
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 61%

 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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