HP EliteBook 8540p

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	HP EliteBook 8540p (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1521
Memory	1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '19 at 13:57
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 M 540 8,329 User benchmarks, average bench 41% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Memory 65 1-Core 73.9 2-Core 127 53% 88.7 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 170 23% 172 Pts	64-Core 171 11% 171 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 5100M 1,931 User benchmarks, average bench 2% HP(103C 1521) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	2.77% Terrible	Lighting 3.17 Reflection 4.92 Parallax 1.28 3% 3.12 fps	MRender 5.95 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 3.57 3% 3.92 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.77% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX300-240 240GB 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 124 65 53 67 49 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.9% Below average	Read 104 Write 191 Mixed 149 SusWrite 81 30% 131 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 16.5 65% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 132 112% 163 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	24% Poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 9.9 23% 8.17 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 6.6 18% 6.27 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 44%

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

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8540p

CPU
Core i5 M 540IntelBench 41%, 8,329 samples	83x
Core i7 M 620IntelBench 42%, 9,076 samples	75x
Core i5 M 520Intel $70Bench 40%, 23,644 samples	72x

GPU
NVS 5100MNvidiaBench 2%, 1,931 samples	305x
Quadro FX 880MNvidiaBench 2%, 4,542 samples	3x
Quadro FX 1800MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,209 samples	1x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	5x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	149x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	83x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	41x

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Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16