HP ProBook 4540s

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 54.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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.

Run History

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

System	HP ProBook 4540s (all builds)
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 17F6
Memory	1.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190411
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 20:23
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	42%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3520M 19,660 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Memory 79.9 1-Core 62.9 2-Core 106 53% 83 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 180 23% 176 Pts	64-Core 190 12% 190 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 17F6) 1.5GB Driver: igdumdim32.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	4.15% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 6.12 Parallax 3.16 4% 4.62 fps	MRender 5.67 Gravity 2.57 Splatting 8.78 5% 5.67 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.15% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 701GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 322 20 59 396 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 369 Write 18.7 Mixed 17.1 SusWrite 214 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 8.5 4K Mixed 0.3 25% 7.43 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 12.9 DQ Mixed 0.4 28% 73.8 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
V01L3SF8GB52852816 Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	53.5% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17.5 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: HP ProBook 4540s

CPU
Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples	316x
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	288x
Core i3-3110MIntel $70Bench 48%, 34,445 samples	216x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	982x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	62x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	43x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	39x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	24x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	21x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	43x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples	27x
16KTF51264HZ-1G6M1 1x4GBMicronBench 27%, 6,018 samples	27x

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Total price: $128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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