HP EliteBook 8470w

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.07% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 8470w  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 179B
Memory2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121205
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMay 26 '19 at 21:11
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 88.1
1-Core 90.6
2-Core 167
69% 115 Pts
4-Core 284
8-Core 447
45% 366 Pts
64-Core 448
28% 448 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro M2000
HP(103C 1789) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1301.0
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
4.07% Terrible
Lighting 5.2
Reflection 4.69
Parallax 4.16
4% 4.68 fps
MRender 4.29
Gravity 4
Splatting 5.17
4% 4.49 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.07%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 3,309
Write 2,202
Mixed 2,247
572% 2,586 MB/s
4K Read 198
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 154
566% 161 MB/s
DQ Read 511
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 388
284% 378 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo mSATA 500GB
192GB free
Firmware: EXT43B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 223 227 220 226 225 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
62.8% Good
Read 229
Write 160
Mixed 189
SusWrite 224
45% 201 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 39.5
4K Mixed 31.6
99% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 175
137% 189 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 142 156 137 150 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 150
Write 144
Mixed 39.7
SusWrite 145
87% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 0.4
223% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB
883GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 90 90 90 89 90 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 87.5
Write 67.9
Mixed 48.7
SusWrite 88.3
54% 73.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 1
214% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6MFR8C-PB 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
32.1% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 9.3
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 10.4
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 8470w Builds (Compare 51 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8470w

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $420
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