HP EliteBook 8540w

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 44.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	HP EliteBook 8540w (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 1521
Memory	1.7 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130913
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '20 at 01:03
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 M 620 9,076 User benchmarks, average bench 42% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Memory 66.3 1-Core 69.4 2-Core 108 50% 81.2 Pts	4-Core 138 8-Core 129 18% 134 Pts	64-Core 143 9% 143 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 880M 4,542 User benchmarks, average bench 2% HP(103C 1521) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 307.83 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	2.75% Terrible	Lighting 3.13 Reflection 5.08 Parallax 1.22 3% 3.14 fps	MRender 5.9 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 3.61 3% 3.9 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.75% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST9320423AS 320GB-$40 13,598 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0006HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 43 44 47 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 42.3 Write 47.5 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 43 30% 41.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 51%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,602 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 42GB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 70 69 67 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 98.8 Write 70.3 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 71.2 95% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	23.6% Poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 9.3 23% 8 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 5.4 SC Mixed 6.5 17% 6.07 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 46%

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Typical EliteBook 8540w Builds (Compare 348 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8540w

CPU
Core i7 M 620IntelBench 42%, 9,076 samples	102x
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	44x
Core i7 M 640IntelBench 43%, 5,045 samples	40x

GPU
Quadro FX 880MNvidiaBench 2%, 4,542 samples	228x
Quadro FX 1800MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,209 samples	64x
Mobility Radeon HD 5730AMDBench 4%, 2,535 samples	45x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	14x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	8x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	7x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	164x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	56x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	25x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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