HP EliteBook 2540p

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemHP EliteBook 2540p  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 7008
Memory2.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140708
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '18 at 23:16
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 540
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
46.3% Average
Memory 66
1-Core 68.7
2-Core 117
51% 83.8 Pts
4-Core 153
8-Core 171
21% 162 Pts
64-Core 171
11% 171 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
HP(103C 7008) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.93% Terrible
Lighting 1
Reflection 1.19
Parallax 0.97
1% 1.05 fps
MRender 1.57
Gravity 0.77
Splatting 1.74
1% 1.36 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.93%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725025A9A364 250GB-$79
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PC2OCH0A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 78 81 88 86 83 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 86.5
Write 73.6
Mixed 47.1
SusWrite 81.3
53% 72.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 59%
Lexar JumpDrive 64GB
21GB free, PID 0700
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 20 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
10.5% Very poor
Read 26.8
Write 22.8
Mixed 21.9
SusWrite 21
31% 23.1 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0
26% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 10.5%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
24.3% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 10.2
24% 8.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 6.4
17% 6 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 24.3%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 2540p Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 2540p

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