HP EliteBook 8540w

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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.
Graphics4.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive49.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP EliteBook 8540w  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1521
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140708
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateMay 06 '19 at 21:17
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
46.3% Average
Memory 65.1
1-Core 81.7
2-Core 132
55% 93.1 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 165
22% 162 Pts
64-Core 161
10% 161 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5730
HP(103C 1521) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
4.72% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 6.73
Parallax 5.03
5% 5.95 fps
MRender 5.57
Gravity 4.23
Splatting 5.57
4% 5.12 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.72%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 205 209 209 207 206 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
49.7% Average
Read 220
Write 205
Mixed 203
SusWrite 207
47% 209 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 26.4
4K Mixed 19.8
66% 21.2 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 176
132% 176 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 124%
WD Red 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$151
612GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 94 97 96 95 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
55% Above average
Read 96.5
Write 101
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 95
63% 86.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 55%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.6% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 10.4
24% 8.33 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 6.9
19% 6.63 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 24.6%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 8540w Builds (Compare 348 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8540w

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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