HP EliteBook 8740w

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	38.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP EliteBook 8740w (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1520
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100428
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '19 at 00:05
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 Q 740-$190 13,278 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.75 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 91.6 1-Core 71.6 2-Core 116 60% 93 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 216 24% 188 Pts	64-Core 219 14% 219 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M 2,147 User benchmarks, average bench 28% HP(103C 1520) ≥ 4GB CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.1% Poor	Lighting 30.8 Reflection 32.8 Parallax 40 25% 34.5 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 35.1 Splatting 31 28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 42%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 120 64 66 65 65 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.1% Below average	Read 226 Write 195 Mixed 191 SusWrite 96.4 40% 177 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 23.7 4K Mixed 14.2 50% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 138 114% 162 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	41.3% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 13.7 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 10.7 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 65%

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

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 50%

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Workstation 6%

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System: HP EliteBook 8740w

CPU
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	30x
Core i7 Q 740Intel $190Bench 54%, 13,278 samples	21x
Core i7 M 640IntelBench 43%, 5,045 samples	15x

GPU
Quadro FX 2800MNvidiaBench 5%, 1,135 samples	80x
Quadro FX 3800MNvidiaBench 7%, 388 samples	25x
Mobility Radeon HD 5870AMDBench 9%, 3,040 samples	22x

SSD
CS900 120GBPNY $25Bench 69%, 42,924 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	3x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	55x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	13x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	13x

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Total price: $245

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16