HP EliteBook 1040 G4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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. 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.8% 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 Drive152% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemHP EliteBook 1040 G4  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 8417
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 12 '19 at 11:24
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 39%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7300U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Memory 70.7
1-Core 108
2-Core 186
69% 122 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 278
37% 275 Pts
64-Core 260
16% 260 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
HP(103C 8417) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6472
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.8% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 10.1
Parallax 6.47
6% 7.95 fps
MRender 8.81
Gravity 6.53
Splatting 14.1
8% 9.81 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.8%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB73H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 273 272 271 270 268 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 1,564
Write 1,076
Mixed 654
SusWrite 299
199% 898 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 91.5
4K Mixed 59.1
190% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 368
DQ Mixed 182
163% 239 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 152%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K44BM0-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.1% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 18.4
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 21.8
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 99.8
40% 99.8 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical EliteBook 1040 G4 Builds (Compare 123 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 1040 G4

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